I was experiencing a similar issue. When trying to upgrade libc, freezing the machine right after showing:
Processing triggers for libc-bin ... Other distributions also describe similar symptoms: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/36539 I (seem to have) solved my issue by disabling the wireless card (and plugging into a wired connection). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1238930 Title: sytem crashes after running update-manager -d; "kernel panic"; "switching back to text console"; unresponsive command-line To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1238930/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
