Cannot install or update apps due to linux firmware not updating correctly.

debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 columns wide.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline Setting up linux-firmware (20230629.gitee91452d-0ubuntu1+system76168959496022.04~9d563bf) … update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic cp: cannot stat ‘/lib/klibc-*.so’: No such file or directory E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (–configure): installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-firmware E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This happens when trying to update or install things in apt. Tell me if more info is needed.

5 Comments

pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org · 3 pts · 3y

If you are missing the /lib/klibc-*.so files, then you have a broken libklibc package. You can try to reinstall it as follows:

sudo apt --reinstall install libklibc

After that, you can try to repair the rest of the system with:

sudo apt install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a

MrShelbs@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Throwing stuff at the wall but I’d personally start with a good old

sudo apt install -f

sudo dpkg --configure -a

It will reconfigure all your installed packages. Afterwards, I’d try a full upgrade:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Let me know if this helps :)

AapoL@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 3y

These didn't work. Look at the other comments for error messages.

AapoL@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 3y

Porblem solved! I downloaded the libklibc package manually.

There's also an another thread on the Linux community.