[LAU] New libc6 problems (SOLVED)

[David Baron]

Libc6 is upgraded on Debian Sid and other distro updates. This set of objects 
is the very heart of our linux. If it ails, well heart failure can be fatal.

The new libc6 is fine. It requires newer 2.6 kernels but I assume we are all 
onto these kernels already so no problem here. Or is there?

A while back, jackd audio users were recommended to place a 
LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.19 in their /etc/profile or environment setup. (I have 
seen this recommended for other packages as well) The bad news is that this 
is a heart-attack. If it be in the profile, it breaks bash and any 
application run through bash. Other stuff make work OK but one might not be 
able to log on if bash or sh (symlinks to bash) be the user shell. (Boot up 
that knoppix CD, mount rw and usermod -s csh username) If this is set deeper 
down, well, time for panic.

I do not know if the LD_ASSUME_KERNEL is still relevant to jack. However, do 
get rid of it before upgrading.