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apt-get stuck on "Setting up libc-bin"

Bene

2/27/23, 1:59 PM

Whenever I try to apt-get install a package I get the message:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

So I run sudo dpkg --configure -a but then I always get stuck for very long on

Setting up libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1.2) ...

Full log:

user@dell:~$ sudo apt-get remove libc-bin
[sudo] password for user:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
user@dell:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1.4) ...

I already tried several things:

update and upgrade: sudo apt-get update, 'sudo apt-get upgrade', same issue
Reinstall libc-bin with sudo apt-get install --reinstall libc-bin, but it still only reminds me to run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a'
download libc-bin deb package manually from https://packages.ubuntu.com/de/bionic/libc-bin and install it with sudo dpkg --force-all -i libc-bin_2.27-3ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb, same error

Another idea would be to completely delete libc-bin package, but I read that in this case I would not be able to use my bash anymore... (Can I delete libc-bin?)

I am using Ubuntu 18.04.05 LTS (I considered an upgrade to 20.04 but for this I would need to run sudo apt-get upgrade again which raises the same error).

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Someone

2/27/23, 2:09 PM

Looks wierd , can you run any apt commands ? If not then it looks like you need to wait until libc-bin is being settled up ( 1 - 2 hours to be maximum )

Bene

2/27/23, 3:27 PM

Also other apt commands like 'sudo apt-get install vim' are stuck at Setting up libc-bin. I will try again waiting for 2 hours, but I waited for at least an hour already.

Bene

3/2/23, 7:21 PM

Waiting for longer time didn't solve the issue, the process remains stuck on 'Setting up libc-bin'

Someone

3/8/23, 11:07 AM

Hi Just curious to know that is your problem solved ?

Bene

3/9/23, 3:21 PM

Hi Algnis, unfortunately I wasn't able to solve it yet..

Someone

3/9/23, 3:31 PM

[edit] the question and add a "." Which will just make the question active again

Someone

3/15/23, 11:37 AM

Again curious to know if the problem is solved or not

Someone

3/23/23, 10:26 AM

https://askubuntu.com/a/1216429/1460940

Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: apt-get stuck on "Setting up libc-bin"

TH: apt-get ติดอยู่ที่ "การตั้งค่า libc-bin"

RO: apt-get blocat pe „Configurarea libc-bin”

RU: apt-застрять на «Настройка libc-bin»

VI: apt-get bị kẹt khi "Thiết lập libc-bin"

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