dependency error on libc6-amd64 even if it's already installed
Trying to install nodejs debian package that I built myself, i get error about missing: libc6-amd64 however, I am sure this lib is installed.
root@x72j:/home/reda/repo/git/node-debian# dpkg -i nodejs_5.0.0-1_amd64.deb Selecting previously unselected package nodejs. (Reading database ... 151678 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack nodejs_5.0.0-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking nodejs (5.0.0-1) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nodejs: nodejs depends on libc6-amd64 (>= 2.14). dpkg: error processing package nodejs (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ... Errors were encountered while processing: nodejs
and now the libc6-amd64:
root@x72j:/home/reda/repo/git/node-debian/nodejs-5.0.0/debian# apt-cache policy libc6-amd64 libc6-amd64:i386: Installed: 2.19-18+deb8u1 Candidate: 2.19-18+deb8u1 Version table: *** 2.19-18+deb8u1 0 500 http://debian.ens-cachan.fr/ftp/debian/ jessie/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
What' could be the problem?
I found the solutions
I had to remove all i386 package i have installed, build again my .deb and install it.
root@x72j:/home/reda/repo/git/node-debian# dpkg -l | grep i386 ii gcc-4.9-base:i386 4.9.2-10 i386 GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection (base package) ii libc6:i386 2.19-18+deb8u1 i386 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libc6-amd64 2.19-18+deb8u1 i386 GNU C Library: 64bit Shared libraries for AMD64 ii libc6-i386 2.19-18+deb8u1 amd64 GNU C Library: 32-bit shared libraries for AMD64 ii libc6-i686:i386 2.19-18+deb8u1 i386 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i686 optimized] ii libgcc1:i386 1:4.9.2-10 i386 GCC support library root@x72j:/home/reda/repo/git/node-debian# apt-get remove --purge gcc-4.9-base:i386 apt-get remove --purge libc6-i386
I faced the same problem due to a broken upgrade of PopOS. I tried the solutions above but did not work. I solved it using some of the suggestions in this page
First sudo -i
and then reinstall libc6:amd64
by doing:
dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_x.xx-0ubuntux_amd64.deb
replace x
with the correct version.
Then I was able to run apt --fix-broken install && apt update && apt upgrade