10.4 Server - "apt-get upgrade" HANGS at libc6

[BillRebey]

I just installed 10.4 Server, and dutifully did apt-get update;apt-get upgrade" after installation.

The upgrade hangs at "libc6". I get no keyboard response (not even Ctl-Alt-Del), and apparently no other response, either - pressing the power button doesn't even interrupt it! Usually press Power will interrupt whatever is going on and reboot the machine.

Any ideas what's happening and how to prevent it?

[albcorp]

I have exactly the same problem.

I coaxed it through an upgrade by repeatedly rebooting and issuing

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

It would make a little progress each time.

I wanted to believe that it was just a very unusual collection of conditionsthat could not safely be upgraded, but just now I have had the same problem again.