package python3 3.3.2-14ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I was upgrading from 13.04 to 13.10.
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 13.10
Release: 13.10
"Python3" failed to install and, well, after it, a horde of related packages (dh-python, foomatic, ...) failed too:
python3
python3-apt
python3-dbus
language-
python3-gi
kde-runtime
kdepim-runtime
libkfbapi1
libkdepimdbusi
libcalendarsup
libmessagecore4
libpimcommon4
libincidenceed
libksieveui4
libmessageviewer4
libtemplateparser4
libmessagelist4
kmail
libmessagecomp
libmailcommon4
libkdepim4
libmailimporter4
kdepim-kresources
knotes
akregator
kontact
libeventviews4
korganizer
kaddressbook
ubuntu-
update-
python3-
python3-crypto
python3-oauthlib
friends-dispatcher
libfriends0
lsb-release
ubuntu-minimal
apparmor
python3-
command-not-found
python3-
python3-
ubuntu-
ubuntu-standard
ufw
update-
akonadi-facebook
gnome-menus
alacarte
amarok
so, my system is in a mess now...
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: python3 3.3.2-14ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 24 13:49:06 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-12 (133 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: python3-defaults
Title: package python3 3.3.2-14ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-24 (0 days ago)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
Might be related to : Bug #1024204,
Bug #1025465, however, I'm not knowledgeable enought to ascertain it... and they are 1-year old bugs.
Some output from sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
Processing was halted because there were too many errors. frontend- gtk' is not installed py3clean" , line 200, in <module> py3clean" , line 186, in main from_package( options. package) ) python3/ debpython/ files.py" , line 53, in from_package frontend- gtk frontend- gtk py3clean" , line 200, in <module> py3clean" , line 186, in main from_package( options. package) ) python3/ debpython/ files.py" , line 53, in from_package db-compressed- ppds: db-compressed- ppds depends on python3; however:
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up python3 (3.3.2-14ubuntu1) ...
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.3...
dpkg-query: package 'ubiquity-
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/
main()
File "/usr/bin/
pfiles = set(dpf.
File "/usr/share/
raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of ubiquity-
error running python rtupdate hook ubiquity-
dpkg-query: package 'ubiquity' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/
main()
File "/usr/bin/
pfiles = set(dpf.
File "/usr/share/
raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of ubiquity
error running python rtupdate hook ubiquity
dpkg: error processing python3 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of foomatic-
foomatic-
Package python3 is not configured yet.