sudo rmdir /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/setuptools.egg-info sudo apt-get install --reinstall python-setuptools
worked for me as well. Ubuntu 10.04, Lenovo T60.
$ grep -h python-setuptools /var/log/dpkg.log{.1,} 2011-02-04 12:52:28 upgrade python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:28 status half-configured python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:29 status unpacked python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:29 status half-installed python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:31 status half-installed python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:32 status unpacked python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:32 status unpacked python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:33 configure python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:33 status unpacked python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:33 status half-configured python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:33 status installed python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:34 status triggers-awaited python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 2011-02-04 12:52:34 status installed python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
Error message happened while I was trying to follow these directions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GmailFS.
sudo rmdir /usr/lib/ python2. 6/dist- packages/ setuptools. egg-info
sudo apt-get install --reinstall python-setuptools
worked for me as well. Ubuntu 10.04, Lenovo T60.
$ grep -h python-setuptools /var/log/ dpkg.log{ .1,}
2011-02-04 12:52:28 upgrade python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:28 status half-configured python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:29 status unpacked python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:29 status half-installed python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:31 status half-installed python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:32 status unpacked python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:32 status unpacked python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:33 configure python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:33 status unpacked python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:33 status half-configured python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:33 status installed python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:34 status triggers-awaited python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
2011-02-04 12:52:34 status installed python-setuptools 0.6.10-4ubuntu1
Error message happened while I was trying to follow these directions: https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/GmailFS.