Marked this as invalid. Despite 'Need-Restart' restarting system services that according to it required that - A reboot seems to have stopped the cascade of error message apport was firing up. I had even logged out as user after the upgrade and before all the error messages.
So, as the submitter this particular bug should be closed. Perhaps I shouldn't be as hasty next time, apport fires up. Note to self: Try trouble shooting *deeper* Steve. ** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1745703 Title: package libc-bin 2.26-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1745703/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs