Package installation fails 'ImportError: No module named glib'

[Brad Kuhlman]

When installing sbackup (0.11.4) from Ubuntu Software Center on my Ubuntu v12.10 , I get the following below message.

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Unpacking python-appindicator (from .../python-appindicator_12.10.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package sbackup.
Unpacking sbackup (from .../sbackup_0.11.4-0ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package sbackup-gtk.
Unpacking sbackup-gtk (from .../sbackup-gtk_0.11.4-0ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for gconf2 ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Setting up python-appindicator (12.10.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up sbackup (0.11.4-0ubuntu4) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/sbackupconfig", line 45, in <module>
    from sbackup.pkginfo import Infos
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/pkginfo.py", line 25, in <module>
    from sbackup import util
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/util/__init__.py", line 44, in <module>
    from sbackup.util import local_file_utils
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/util/local_file_utils.py", line 42, in <module>
    from sbackup.util import pathparse
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/util/pathparse.py", line 37, in <module>
    from sbackup.util import system
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/util/system.py", line 31, in <module>
    import glib
ImportError: No module named glib
dpkg: error processing sbackup (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of sbackup-gtk:
 sbackup-gtk depends on sbackup (= 0.11.4-0ubuntu4); however:
  Package sbackup is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing sbackup-gtk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
 sbackup
 sbackup-gtk
Error in function:
Setting up sbackup (0.11.4-0ubuntu4) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/sbackupconfig", line 45, in <module>
    from sbackup.pkginfo import Infos
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/pkginfo.py", line 25, in <module>
    from sbackup import util
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/util/__init__.py", line 44, in <module>
    from sbackup.util import local_file_utils
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/util/local_file_utils.py", line 42, in <module>
    from sbackup.util import pathparse
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/util/pathparse.py", line 37, in <module>
    from sbackup.util import system
  File "/usr/share/sbackup/sbackup/util/system.py", line 31, in <module>
    import glib
ImportError: No module named glib
dpkg: error processing sbackup (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of sbackup-gtk:
 sbackup-gtk depends on sbackup (= 0.11.4-0ubuntu4); however:
  Package sbackup is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing sbackup-gtk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[Brad Kuhlman (bkuhl)]

I removed / re-installed python-gobject and this did not correct issue.

[Jean-Peer Lorenz (peer.loz)]

Thank you for reporting this. Is your problem still valid. Please reopen this bug if it still happens. Thanks.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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