A gcc compiler was misbehaving, and in the process of fixing it part of the libc6 package was uninstalled. Now I am trying to reinstall it using apt-get on Ubuntu 14.04 (3.13.0-24-generic). However, sudo apt-get install libc6-dev gives the following error message:
The following packages have unmet dependencies: libc6-dev : Depends: libc6 (= 2.19-10ubuntu2) but 2.19-10ubuntu2.1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.I have tried using aptitude install, uninstalling various packages, and basically every variant of the command I can think of. However, they all give a variant of this error. How can I fix this, or at least work around this to install gcc and gfortran?
Edit:
Here is the output of apt-cache policy libc6 libc6-dev:
libc6: Installed: 2.19-10ubuntu2.1 Candidate: 2.19-10ubuntu2.1 Version table: *** 2.19-10ubuntu2.1 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.19-10ubuntu2 0 500 utopic/main amd64 Packages
libc6-dev: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2.19-10ubuntu2 Version table: 2.19-10ubuntu2 0 500 utopic/main amd64 PackagesThe output of cat /etc/os-release is:
NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="14.10 (Utopic Unicorn)" ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 14.10" VERSION_ID="14.10"
HOME_URL=""
SUPPORT_URL=""
BUG_REPORT_URL=""and grep utopic -ir /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list gives:
/etc/apt/sources.list:deb utopic
main universe restricted multiverse /etc/apt/sources.list:deb-src utopic main universe restricted
multiverse #Added by software-properties /etc/apt/sources.list:# deb utopic-security main universe
restricted multiverse /etc/apt/sources.list:deb-src utopic-security main universe
restricted multiverse #Added by software-properties
/etc/apt/sources.list:# deb
utopic-updates main universe restricted multiverse
/etc/apt/sources.list:deb-src
utopic-updates main universe restricted multiverse #Added by
software-properties
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/george-edison55-ubuntu-cmake-3_x-utopic.list:deb utopic main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/george-edison55-ubuntu-cmake-3_x-utopic.list:#
deb-src
utopic main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/graphics-drivers-ubuntu-ppa-utopic.list:deb utopic main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/graphics-drivers-ubuntu-ppa-utopic.list:#
deb-src utopic
main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/gwendal-lebihan-dev-cinnamon-nightly-utopic.list:deb
utopic main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/gwendal-lebihan-dev-cinnamon-nightly-utopic.list:#
deb-src
utopic main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-toolchain-r-ubuntu-test-utopic.list:deb utopic main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-toolchain-r-ubuntu-test-utopic.list:#
deb-src utopic
main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-toolchain-r-ubuntu-test-utopic.list:#
deb-src utopic
mainWhen I try sudo apt-get install --reinstall libc6, I get the following message:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reinstallation of libc6 is not possible, it cannot be downloaded.
The following packages will be REMOVED: nvidia-331-updates
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 184 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]Here is the output of sudo apt-get install libc6=2.19-10ubuntu2
The following packages will be REMOVED: lib32gcc1 lib32z1 libc6:i386 libc6-i386 libgcc1:i386 nvidia-331-updates retty:i386
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: libc6
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 7 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 4,765 kB of archives.
After this operation, 204 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Get:1 utopic/main libc6 amd64 2.19-10ubuntu2 [4,765 kB]
Fetched 4,765 kB in 0s (5,794 kB/s)
Can't exec "locale": No such file or directory at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Encoding.pm line 16.
Use of uninitialized value $Debconf::Encoding::charmap in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Encoding.pm line 17.
Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: warning: 'ldconfig' not found in PATH or not executable
dpkg: error: 1 expected program not found in PATH or not executable
Note: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)Here are the error messages that appear after sudo apt-get update:
W: Failed to fetch Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-foreign-architecture/Packages' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
W: Failed to fetch Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-foreign-architecture/Packages' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
W: Failed to fetch Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-foreign-architecture/Packages' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
W: Failed to fetch 404 Not Found
W: Failed to fetch 404 Not Found
W: Failed to fetch 404 Not Found
W: Failed to fetch Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-foreign-architecture/Packages' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)Here is the output of ls -la /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc*:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1844160 Dec 1 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.19.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Feb 21 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcap.so.2 -> libcap.so.2.24
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18952 Feb 21 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcap.so.2.24
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Dec 15 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcgmanager.so.0 -> libcgmanager.so.0.0.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 133056 Dec 15 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcgmanager.so.0.0.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 194968 Dec 1 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcidn-2.19.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Dec 1 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcidn.so.1 -> libcidn-2.19.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jul 7 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcom_err.so.2 -> libcom_err.so.2.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14592 Jul 7 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcom_err.so.2.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43368 Dec 1 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypt-2.19.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1961344 Jan 9 2015 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Dec 1 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypt.so.1 -> libcrypt-2.19.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Dec 1 2014 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.19.so2 Answers
OK, let's start everything from scratch:
You can do what recommends user @doug to solve your problem:
wget
sudo dpkg -i libc6-dev_2.19-10ubuntu2.1_amd64.debIf this works, you can upvote this answer, however, do not accept this. Wait until the original author posts the answer, then accept it.
But, keep in mind that by using this method you are only bypassing the real problem. You cannot update your repository, add PPAs or in worst case if something happens with your package cache, install other programs. So, I recommend you to use this method if nothing else helps.
In case if you truly want to cleanly solve the problem, then:
Step 1: Start cleaning the mess with sources.list:
Run the following command to remove PPAs other than official Ubuntu repository, as they became obsolete:
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.listThen backup, open and edit the sources.list:
sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.old
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.listRemove everything from there and add these lines:
deb utopic main universe restricted multiverse
deb utopic-security main universe restricted multiverse
deb utopic-updates main universe restricted multiverseSave and exit.
Step 2: Update the repository:
Run the following command:
sudo apt-get updateEnsure that this command works flawlessly. In case of GPG error happens, add keys and update your repository again:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 16126D3A3E5C1192Step 3: Fix ldconfig:
Run the following commands:
wget
dpkg -x libc-bin*.deb libdir/
sudo cp libdir/sbin/ldconfig /sbin/
sudo dpkg -i libc-bin*.deb
sudo apt-get install -fPartly taken from here.
Step 4: Install:
Run the following commands:
sudo apt-get install libc6=2.19-10ubuntu2
sudo apt-get install libc6-devHope this helps...
12have you tried just sudo apt install libc3-dev
also you can type sudo apt search libc3 and that shows me 2 packages
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libc3p0-java/bionic,bionic 0.9.1.2-9 all
library for JDBC connection pooling
libc3p0-java-doc/bionic,bionic 0.9.1.2-9 all
library for JDBC connection pooling (documentation)
