package python-asn1crypto 0.22.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück

[Oliver Herrmann]

Fresh install of Ubuntu 17.10.1

Added this package for encrypting an USB-Flash Drive

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: python-asn1crypto 0.22.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-31.34-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 24 16:13:41 2018
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-23 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: asn1crypto
Title: package python-asn1crypto 0.22.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[James Page (james-page)]

Multiple package install failures like:

python-idna (2.5-1) is set up ...
dpkg-query: Error: Parsing the file "/ var / lib / dpkg / updates / 0122", near line 0:
 Linefeed in the field name "#padding"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/ usr / bin / pycompile", line 289, in <module>
    Main()
  File "/ usr / bin / pycompile", line 262, in main
    options.force, options.optimize, e_patterns)
  File "/ usr / bin / pycompile", line 154, in compile
    for fn, versions_to_compile in filter_files (files, e_patterns, versions):
  File "/ usr / bin / pycompile", line 109, in filter_files
    for fn in files:
  File "/usr/share/python/debpython/files.py", line 77, in filter_out_ext
    for fn in files:
  File "/usr/share/python/debpython/namespace.py", line 77, in add_namespace_files
    for fn in files:
  File "/usr/share/python/debpython/files.py", line 69, in filter_public
    for fn in files:
  File "/usr/share/python/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package
    raise Exception ("can not get content of% s"% package_name)
Exception: can not get content of python-idna
dpkg: Error while editing package python-idna (--configure):
 Sub-process installed post-installation script returned the error value 1

[James Page (james-page)]

Moving bug task to dpkg as this is not an issue that's specific to python-asn1crypto on this install.