[debian] apt segfaults after corrupted package download on d-u

[arne anka]

> with a segfault when attempting to read the dependency tree [1].
> What may I do about that?

could be, your apt is stuck with that broken package (somewhere internally  
is probably an "unfinished job!" flag set).
try to download the package manually (wget or so)
apt-cache show linux-libc-dev
shows in Filename the path, just prepend your favourite repository's url
and install it by hand
dpkg -i linux-libc-dev_2.6.26-4_armel.deb


after that
apt-ge -f install
might be a good idea