Dear Gediminas, thank you for your help, it seems we are running your 2.6.2~dev and because its unsupported it errors but cant send back a message. from there on I havent yet worked it out, heres commands and responses, thanks again, Mark ////////////////////// phil@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/schooltool-owners-trunk-precise.list [sudo] password for phil: phil@ubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:schooltool-owners/dev You are about to add the following PPA to your system: Latest SchoolTool release. An older stable 2.4 series for Quantal. Latest stable 2.6 series for Precise, Raring, and Saucy. See http://book.schooltool.org/release-notes.html for What's new. We recommend to add the main SchoolTool PPA for bugfix updates and additional packages. More info: https://launchpad.net/~schooltool-owners/+archive/dev Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpGi3crV/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpGi3crV/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key 386B7051 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmpGi3crV/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key 386B7051: public key "Launchpad PPA for SchoolTool Owners" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK phil@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au precise Release.gpg Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au precise-updates Release.gpg Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au precise-backports Release.gpg Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au precise-security Release.gpg Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au precise-updates Release Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au precise-backports Release Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au precise-security Release Hit 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Done phil@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy python-schooltool python-schooltool: Installed: 1:2.6.2~dev.201401061333~ubuntu12.04.1 Candidate: 1:2.6.2~dev.201401061333~ubuntu12.04.1 Version table: *** 1:2.6.2~dev.201401061333~ubuntu12.04.1 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:2.6.1.2-0ubuntu2~saucy1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/schooltool-owners/dev/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages 1:2.1.1-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/schooltool-owners/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages 1:2.1.0-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu/ precise/universe i386 Packages phil@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install schooltool/precise python-schooltool/preciseReading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Selected version '1:2.6.1.2-0ubuntu2~saucy1' (SchoolTool dev PPA:12.04/precise [all]) for 'schooltool' Selected version '1:2.6.1.2-0ubuntu2~saucy1' (SchoolTool dev PPA:12.04/precise [all]) for 'python-schooltool' The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: language-pack-kde-en linux-headers-3.2.0-56 language-pack-kde-en-base kde-l10n-engb linux-headers-3.2.0-56-generic-pae Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. Suggested packages: python-schooltool.devtools python-selenium python-sphinx python-z3c.recipe.sphinxdoc The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: python-schooltool schooltool 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 5 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/4,057 kB of archives. After this operation, 1,261 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y Setting up python-schooltool (1:2.6.2~dev.201401061333~ubuntu12.04.1) ... SyntaxError: ("'continue' not properly in loop", ('/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/schooltool/generations/evolve40.py', 58, None, 'continue\n')) dpkg: error processing python-schooltool (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 101 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of schooltool: schooltool depends on python-schooltool; however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing schooltool (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.gradebook: python-schooltool.gradebook depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.gradebook (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.cando: python-schooltool.cando depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. python-schooltool.cando depends on python-schooltool.gradebook (>= 2.6); however: Package python-schooltool.gradebook is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.cando (--configure): dependency problems -No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.intervention: python-schooltool.intervention depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.intervention (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: python-schooltool schooltool python-schooltool.gradebook python-schooltool.cando python-schooltool.intervention E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) phil@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install python-schooltool.gradebook/precise \ > python-schooltool.lyceum.journal/precise \ > python-schooltool.intervention/precise python-schooltool.cando/precise Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Selected version '2.6.1-0ubuntu1~saucy1' (SchoolTool dev PPA:12.04/precise [all]) for 'python-schooltool.gradebook' Selected version '2.6.1-0ubuntu1~saucy1' (SchoolTool dev PPA:12.04/precise [all]) for 'python-schooltool.lyceum.journal' Selected version '2.6.1-0ubuntu2~precise1' (SchoolTool dev PPA:12.04/precise [all]) for 'python-schooltool.intervention' Selected version '2.6.1-0ubuntu1~saucy1' (SchoolTool dev PPA:12.04/precise [all]) for 'python-schooltool.cando' The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: language-pack-kde-en linux-headers-3.2.0-56 language-pack-kde-en-base kde-l10n-engb linux-headers-3.2.0-56-generic-pae Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. Suggested packages: python-schooltool.devtools python-selenium The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: python-schooltool.cando python-schooltool.gradebook python-schooltool.intervention python-schooltool.lyceum.journal 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 5 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 946 kB of archives. After this operation, 133 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? ^Cphil@ubuntu:~$ Y Y: command not found phil@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install python-schooltool.gradebook/precise \ > python-schooltool.lyceum.journal/precise \ > q Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package q phil@ubuntu:~$ apt-get autoremove E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? phil@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: kde-l10n-engb language-pack-kde-en language-pack-kde-en-base linux-headers-3.2.0-56 linux-headers-3.2.0-56-generic-pae 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 5 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 73.4 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y (Reading database ... 294822 files and directories currently installed.) Removing kde-l10n-engb ... Removing linux-headers-3.2.0-56-generic-pae ... Removing linux-headers-3.2.0-56 ... Removing language-pack-kde-en-base ... Removing language-pack-kde-en ... Processing triggers for software-center ... INFO:softwarecenter.db.update:no translation information in database needed Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... Setting up python-schooltool (1:2.6.2~dev.201401061333~ubuntu12.04.1) ... SyntaxError: ("'continue' not properly in loop", ('/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/schooltool/generations/evolve40.py', 58, None, 'continue\n')) dpkg: error processing python-schooltool (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 101 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of schooltool: schooltool depends on python-schooltool; however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing schooltool (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.gradebook: python-schooltool.gradebook depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.gradebook (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.cando: python-schooltool.cando depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. python-schooltool.cando depends on python-schooltool.gradebook (>= 2.6); however: Package python-schooltool.gradebook is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.cando (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.intervention: python-schooltool.intervention depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.intervention (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Errors were encountered while processing: python-schooltool schooltool python-schooltool.gradebook python-schooltool.cando python-schooltool.intervention E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) phil@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install schooltool/precise python-schooltool/preciseReading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Selected version '1:2.6.1.2-0ubuntu2~saucy1' (SchoolTool dev PPA:12.04/precise [all]) for 'schooltool' Selected version '1:2.6.1.2-0ubuntu2~saucy1' (SchoolTool dev PPA:12.04/precise [all]) for 'python-schooltool' Suggested packages: python-schooltool.devtools python-selenium python-sphinx python-z3c.recipe.sphinxdoc The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: python-schooltool schooltool 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 5 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/4,057 kB of archives. After this operation, 1,261 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y Setting up python-schooltool (1:2.6.2~dev.201401061333~ubuntu12.04.1) ... SyntaxError: ("'continue' not properly in loop", ('/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/schooltool/generations/evolve40.py', 58, None, 'continue\n')) dpkg: error processing python-schooltool (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 101 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of schooltool: schooltool depends on python-schooltool; however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing schooltool (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.gradebook: python-schooltool.gradebook depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.gradebook (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.cando: python-schooltool.cando depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. python-schooltool.cando depends on python-schooltool.gradebook (>= 2.6); however: Package python-schooltool.gradebook is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.cando (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.intervention: python-schooltool.intervention depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however: Package python-schooltool is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.intervention (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Errors were encountered while processing: python-schooltool schooltool python-schooltool.gradebook python-schooltool.cando python-schooltool.intervention E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) phil@ubuntu:~$ On Wed, Feb 5th, 2014 at 4:24 AM, Gediminas Paulauskas