python-apport 1.0-Oubuntu5.4 failed to install or upgrade

[matthew]

An error occurred while running Update Manager:

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/python-newt_0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/python-problem-report_1.0-0ubuntu5.4_all.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/python-apport_1.0-0ubuntu5.4_all.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/apport_1.0-0ubuntu5.4_all.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/python-uno_1%3a3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: python-newt 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3
SourcePackage: newt
Title: package python-newt 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic x86_64

[matthew (matth3)]

This problem was user error.
It has been resolved by setting the symlink /usr/bin/python to point at python 2.6 instead of python 2.5.

[Davidsr (dhigginbotham-sr)]

matthew, for a newbee, how do I do this? use symlink, change and ensure python will take the overwrite,etc?
thank you
davidsr

[matthew (matth3)]

Davidsr wrote:
> matthew, for a newbee, how do I do this? use symlink, change and ensure python will take the overwrite,etc?
> thank you
> davidsr
>
>
Hi David

The problem I had was that there were two versions of python installed,
python2.5 and python2.6. I had previously changed /usr/bin/python to
point at python2.5. To change it back to python2.6, use the following
command in a terminal window:

    sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/bin/python

Of course this assumes you have python2.6 installed.

Matthew