No joy for me:
root@gamabunta:~# wget
http://people.ubuntu.com/~smb/bug249340/linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic_2.6.22-15.57smb1_i386.deb
--17:31:01-- 
http://people.ubuntu.com/~smb/bug249340/linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic_2.6.22-15.57smb1_i386.deb
           =>
`linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic_2.6.22-15.57smb1_i386.deb'
Resolving
people.ubuntu.com... 91.189.90.132
Connecting to
people.ubuntu.com|91.189.90.132|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent,
awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 18,597,738 (18M)
[application/x-debian-package]

100%[======================================================================================>]
18,597,738   144.78K/s    ETA 00:00

17:34:21 (90.69 KB/s) -
`linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic_2.6.22-15.57smb1_i386.deb' saved
[18597738/18597738]

root@gamabunta:~# dpkg -i
linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic_2.6.22-15.57smb1_i386.deb
Selecting
previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic.
(Reading
database ... 42041 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic (from
linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic_2.6.22-15.57smb1_i386.deb) ...
Done.
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic:
 linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic depends
on dpkg (>= 1.10.24); however:
  Package dpkg is not configured
yet.
 linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic depends on initramfs-tools (>=
0.36ubuntu6); however:
  Package initramfs-tools is not configured
yet.
 linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic depends on coreutils | fileutils
(>= 4.0); however:
  Package coreutils is not configured yet.
  Package fileutils is not installed.
 linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic depends on module-init-tools (>=
3.2.1-0ubuntu1); however:
  Package module-init-tools is not
configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic
(--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors
were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.22-15-generic


> @John
> 
> You can "dpkg -i"
the .deb from http://people.ubuntu.com/~smb/bug249340/
> 
> --
> Gutsy->Hardy upgrade hangs in localedef
>
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/249340
> You received this bug
notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
> 
> Status in “langpack-locales” source package in
Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
> Status in “linux-source-2.6.15” source package in
Ubuntu: Fix
> Committed
> Status in
“linux-source-2.6.22” source package in Ubuntu: Fix
>
Committed
> Status in langpack-locales in Ubuntu Dapper:
Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Dapper: Invalid
>
Status in linux-source-2.6.15 in Ubuntu Dapper: Fix Committed
>
Status in linux-source-2.6.22 in Ubuntu Dapper: Invalid
> Status
in langpack-locales in Ubuntu Gutsy: Invalid
> Status in linux in
Ubuntu Gutsy: Invalid
> Status in linux-source-2.6.15 in Ubuntu
Gutsy: Invalid
> Status in linux-source-2.6.22 in Ubuntu Gutsy:
Fix Committed
> 
> Bug description:
> Binary
package hint: locales
> 
> I've been running Feisty for a
while and decided to upgrade to Hardy.  I
> used the Update
Manager to upgrade from Feisty to Gutsy without problems
> last
night.  Tonight I decided to take the next step from Gutsy to Hardy. 
> I again used the Update Manager GUI.  But this time things didn't
go so
> well.
> 
> During the step "Setting
up locales (2.7.9-4) ..." I get the following
> message:
> 
> Generating locales...
>   en_AU.UTF-8...
> 
> And then the installer hangs forever with localedef
eating 100% CPU.
> 
> I'm not the only one.  Here are the
relevant threads on the forums:
> 
>
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=861384
> 
>
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=861194
> 
>
Interestingly enough, both threads were started *tonight* and there are
no
> relevant earlier threads matching "localedef",
which makes me suspect this
> was due to a very recent change.
> 
> As a workaround, "sudo killall locale-gen"
allows the installation to
> continue, though several packages
fail to install due to dependency
> errors.
> 
> I
also submitted an automated bug report after the failed upgrade (bug
> 249346).
> 
> 
> 


==
== John Allen
==