problem with apt

**fox1t** · 11-09-2011

Hi to all this is my first post, but i always read this forum... I got a problem with apt-get and i have no idea how to fix it.
I use testing repos and never got any problem but since some days when i try to instal something apt-get did not do that and just prints
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6 : Depends: libc-bin (= 2.11.2-11) but 2.13-21 is to be installed
locales : Depends: glibc-2.13-1
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

If i type apt-get -f install it just returns

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6 : Depends: libc-bin (= 2.11.2-11) but 2.13-21 is installed
locales : Depends: glibc-2.13-1
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies

What can i do to fix it? Is it possibile to do something? I never before find this type of errors...
I really hope that some one can help me with this...
Thanks to all!

**cynwulf** · 11-09-2011

First try

Code:

apt-get clean
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get -f install

If that doesn't resolve it post the output:

Code:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

**fox1t** · 11-09-2011

Originally Posted by caravel

First try

Code:

apt-get clean
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get -f install

If that doesn't resolve it post the output:

Code:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

i tried and got the same error also on dist-upgrade
my sources is

Code:

 root@DroidWare:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb ftp://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
 
deb-src ftp://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-fr
root@DroidWare:~#

**cynwulf** · 11-10-2011

See if aptitude does any better:

Code:

aptitude full-upgrade

If that doesn't work, post the full output.

**fox1t** · 11-10-2011

Originally Posted by caravel

See if aptitude does any better:

Code:

aptitude full-upgrade

If that doesn't work, post the full output.

Ok i did it. After saying what it has to download and asked if i want to procced it starts to update many packages and then after the download of all of them just quited with this:

Code:

Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 23718 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.11.2-11 (using .../libc6_2.13-21_i386.deb) ...
Checking for services that may need to be restarted...
Checking init scripts...
WARNING: this version of the GNU libc requires kernel version
2.6.26 or later. Please upgrade your kernel before installing
glibc.

The installation of a 2.6 kernel _could_ ask you to install a new libc
first, this is NOT a bug, and should *NOT* be reported. In that case,
please add lenny sources to your /etc/apt/sources.list and run:
  apt-get install -t lenny linux-image-2.6
Then reboot into this new kernel, and proceed with your upgrade
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.13-21_i386.deb (--unpack)   :
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
configured to not write apport reports
                                      Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.13-21_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of locales:
 locales depends on glibc-2.13-1; however:
  Package glibc-2.13-1 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing locales (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 locales

Seems kernel/libc issue... Is it possibile to fix? Can i just put instead of testing a stable sources?

**cynwulf** · 11-10-2011

Post output:

Code:

uname -r

**fox1t** · 11-10-2011

Originally Posted by caravel

Post output:

Code:

uname -r

ok, here we are

Code:

2.6.18-194.17.1.el5.028stab070.7

**cynwulf** · 11-10-2011

So there's the problem...

I take it you don't update often?

2.6.18 is an old kernel, a few years old in fact, Debian 4 "Etch" used a 2.6.18 kernel, but the one you have there is not a debian kernel as far as I can tell.

But you're tracking testing (Debian 7 "Wheezy") in your sources which uses a much newer version 3.x kernel, so it's a square peg in a round hole scenario.

No idea what you have there... when was the system installed? Are there any debian kernels installed on the system and where did you get that kernel from?

Code:

apt-cache policy linux-image-*

**TheBigPhish** · 11-12-2011

Originally Posted by fox1t

WARNING: this version of the GNU libc requires kernel version
2.6.26 or later. Please upgrade your kernel before installing
glibc.

The installation of a 2.6 kernel _could_ ask you to install a new libc
first, this is NOT a bug, and should *NOT* be reported. In that case,
please add lenny sources to your /etc/apt/sources.list and run:
apt-get install -t lenny linux-image-2.6
Then reboot into this new kernel, and proceed with your upgrade
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.13-21_i386.deb (--unpack) :
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
configured to not write apport reports

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