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.

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If you are missing the /lib/klibc-*.so files, then you have a broken libklibc package. You can try to reinstall it as follows:
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sudo apt --reinstall install libklibc
After that, you can try to repair the rest of the system with:
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sudo apt install -f sudo dpkg --configure -a
- sudo apt --reinstall install libklibc
  Runs into the same problem because the firmware tries to update. Tried install
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  sudo apt --reinstall install -f libklibc
  too but didn't work

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

Throwing stuff at the wall but I’d personally start with:
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 :)
- sudo apt install -f
  This fails and gives the same error.
  sudo dpkg --configure -a
  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 initramfs-tools (--configure): installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-firmware initramfs-tools

Porblem solved! I downloaded the libklibc package manually.

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

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