package apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127

[Sunil]

unable reinstall ubuntu software center

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt15
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportLog:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:0:116:82903:2015-10-02 19:21:36.958023548 +0530:2015-10-02 19:21:37.958023548 +0530:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
 0:1000:116:5983825:2015-09-26 17:48:51.735635647 +0530:2015-09-26 17:48:46.541039783 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_webbrowser-app.1000.crash
 600:109:116:0:2015-09-25 19:11:58.116330941 +0530:2015-09-25 19:11:58.116330941 +0530:/var/crash/apport.0.uploaded
 600:109:116:0:2015-09-25 19:11:59.883446895 +0530:2015-09-25 19:11:59.883446895 +0530:/var/crash/software-center.0.uploaded
Date: Fri Oct 2 19:21:37 2015
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2015-10-02 19:21:33
 Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic
 Install: python-pyside.qtgui:amd64 (1.2.1-4build1, automatic), python-pyside.qtcore:amd64 (1.2.1-4build1, automatic), libshiboken1.2:amd64 (1.2.1-3build1, automatic), python3-pyside.qtgui:amd64 (1.2.1-4build1, automatic), libpyside-py3-1.2:amd64 (1.2.1-4build1, automatic), libshiboken-py3-1.2:amd64 (1.2.1-3build1, automatic), python3-pyside.qtcore:amd64 (1.2.1-4build1, automatic), libpyside1.2:amd64 (1.2.1-4build1, automatic), python3-pyside.qtsql:amd64 (1.2.1-4build1)
 Upgrade: apport:amd64 (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.13)
DuplicateSignature: package:apport:2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12:subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-31 (32 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: apport
Title: package apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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