package python-software-properties 0.80.9.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Berker Peksag]

Complete output:

hede@hodo:~$ sudo apt-get --purge autoremove; sudo apt-get clean
[sudo] password for hede:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up python-software-properties (0.80.9.1) ...
Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 3, in <module>
    import os
ImportError: No module named os
pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (7)
pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (7)
dpkg: error processing python-software-properties (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of software-properties-gtk:
 software-properties-gtk depends on python-software-properties; however:
  Package python-software-properties is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing software-properties-gtk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-software-properties
 software-properties-gtk
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: python-software-properties 0.80.9.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-13.54-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-13-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AptOrdering:
 python-wxgtk2.8: Remove
 python-wxversion: Remove
 python-software-properties: Configure
 software-properties-gtk: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Feb 3 08:09:07 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
Title: package python-software-properties 0.80.9.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-09-23 (132 days ago)

[Robert Roth (evfool)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 11.04 reached EOL on October 28, 2012.
See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

I've tried recreating this bug with Ubuntu 12.10 and was unable to, given the information you've provided. Please upgrade to the latest version and re-test. If the bug is still reproducible, increase the verbosity of the steps to recreate it so we can try again.

Do feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for software-properties (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]