package python-minimal 2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Xu Jiawan]

Setting up python-minimal (2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
    exec code in run_globals
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/compileall.py", line 16, in <module>
    import struct
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/struct.py", line 1, in <module>
    from _struct import *
ImportError: No module named _struct
dpkg: error processing python-minimal (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python:
 python depends on python-minimal (= 2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1); however:
  Package python-minimal is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing python (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gwibber-service:
 gwibber-service depends on python (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 gwibber-service depends on python (<< 2.8); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing gwibber-service (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgwibber3:
 libgwibber3 depends on gwibber-service (>= 2.31.1); however:
  Package gwibber-service is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing libgwibber3 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgwibber-gtk3:
 libgwibber-gtk3 depends on libgwibbeNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
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                                                   r3 (>= 3.5.2+webaccounts1); however:
  Package libgwibber3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing libgwibber-gtk3 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gwibber:
 gwibber depends on libgwibber-gtk3 (>= 3.1.4.1+r1119); however:
  Package libgwibber-gtk3 is not configured yet.
 gwibber depends on libgwibber3 (>= 3.1.4.1); however:
  Package libgwibber3 is not configured yet.
 gwibber depends on python (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 gwibber depends on python (<< 2.8); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 gwibber depends on gwibber-service (= 3.6.0-0ubuntu1.1); however:
  Package gwibber-service is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing gwibber (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gwibber-service-facebook:
 gwibber-service-facebook depends on gwibber-service (>> 2.33.0); however:
  PackNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                    No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
              age gwibber-service is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing gwibber-service-facebook (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gwibber-service-identica:
 gwibber-service-identica depends on gwibber-service (>> 2.33.0); however:
  Package gwibber-service is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing gwibber-service-identica (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gwibber-service-twitter:
 gwibber-service-twitter depends on gwibber-service (>> 2.33.0); however:
  Package gwibber-service is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing gwibber-service-twitter (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-all:
 python-all depends on python (= 2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing python-all (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-dev:
 python-dev depends on python (= 2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing python-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-all-dev:
 python-all-dev depends on python (= 2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 python-all-dev depends on python-all (= 2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1); however:
  Package python-all is not configured yet.
 python-all-dev depends on python-dev (= 2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1); however:
  Package python-dev is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing python-all-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-apt:
 python-apt depends on python (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 python-apt depends on python (<< 2.8); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing python-apt (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-problem-report:
 python-problem-report depends on python (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 python-problem-report depends on python (<< 2.8); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing python-problem-report (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-apport:
 python-apport depends on python (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 python-apport depends on python (<< 2.8); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 python-apport depends on python-apt (>= 0.7.9); however:
  Package python-apt is not configured yet.
 python-apport depends on python-problem-report (>= 0.94); however:
  Package python-problem-report is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing python-apport (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-libxml2:
 python-libxml2 depends on python (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 python-libxml2 depends on python (<< 2.8); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing python-libxml2 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unity-lens-gwibber:
 unity-lens-gwibber depends on libgwibber3 (>= 3.3.90); however:
  Package libgwibber3 is not configured yet.
 unity-lens-gwibber depends on gwibber-service (>= 2.91.91); however:
  Package gwibber-service is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing unity-lens-gwibber (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unity-scope-video-remote:
 unity-scope-video-remote depends on python (>= 2.7); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.
 unity-scope-video-remote depends on python (<< 2.8); however:
  Package python is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing unity-scope-video-remote (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-minimal
 python
 gwibber-service
 libgwibber3
 libgwibber-gtk3
 gwibber
 gwibber-service-facebook
 gwibber-service-identica
 gwibber-service-twitter
 python-all
 python-dev
 python-all-dev
 python-apt
 python-problem-report
 python-apport
 python-libxml2
 unity-lens-gwibber
 unity-scope-video-remote
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: python-minimal 2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-36.57-generic 3.5.7.14
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 15 16:05:06 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:python-minimal:2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-15 (211 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: python-defaults
Title: package python-minimal 2.7.3-0ubuntu7.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

you have a local, maybe broken or incomplete python installation in /usr/local. Remove that or move that and you should be fine.

[Xu Jiawan (jiawan-xu)]

Could you tell me which one should I remove or move and how to remove? Because the python-minimal was related to too many important packages, I can't just remove it.