package python 2.5.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:

Bug #291491 reported by FredrikAgert
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update-manager (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

After upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10, a lot of modules failed to upgrade. Logging in to the failsafe xterm and issuing
#apt-get update
#apt-get upgrade
#apt-get install
solved the problem. This report was from before issuing the apt-get commands

Computer Dell Latitude D620

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: paketet python är redan installerat och konfigurerat
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: python 2.5.2-1ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: python-defaults
Title: package python 2.5.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

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FredrikAgert (fredrik-agert) wrote :
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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

not a python issue:

Packar upp ersättande python2.5 ...
Förbereder att ersätta python2.5-minimal 2.5.2-2ubuntu4.1 (med .../python2.5-minimal_2.5.2-11.1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Packar upp ersättande python2.5-minimal ...
dpkg: statusdatabasområdet är låst av en annan process
i386.deb) ...
buntu1_i386.deb) ...
ll.deb) ...

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Here is what is causing the problem:

2008-10-31 08:12:56,395 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'x11-common': 'paketet x11-common är redan installerat och konfigurerat

dpkg: fel vid hantering av x11-common (--configure):
 paketet x11-common är redan installerat och konfigurerat
Fel uppstod vid hantering:
 x11-common

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