And it's not a small problem once you get this many failed packages, I'm using 9.10 BTW. sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up python-tz (2009g-1) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (575) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (575) dpkg: error processing python-tz (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up python-lazr-uri (1.0-0ubuntu1) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (17) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (17) dpkg: error processing python-lazr-uri (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up python-pexpect (2.3-1) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (7) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (7) dpkg: error processing python-pexpect (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of sagemath: sagemath depends on python-pexpect; however: Package python-pexpect is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing sagemath (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-smartpm: python-smartpm depends on python-pexpect; however: Package python-pexpect is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-smartpm (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up python-gnuplot (1.8-1) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (19) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (19) dpkg: error processing python-gnuplot (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up python-speechd (0.6.7+git20090514-0ubuntu13) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (8) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (8) dpkg: error processing python-speechd (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-orca: gnome-orca depends on python-speechd (>= 0.6.2); however: Package python-speechd is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-orca (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up python-zconfig (2.7.1-1) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (78) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (78) dpkg: error processing python-zconfig (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-zdaemon: python-zdaemon depends on python-zconfig; however: Package python-zconfig is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-zdaemon (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-matplotlib: python-matplotlib depends on python-tz; however: Package python-tz is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-matplotlib (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up python-zope.testing (3.7.4-4ubuntu1) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (157) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (157) dpkg: error processing python-zope.testing (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up libgcj-common (1:4.4.1-1ubuntu2) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (2) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (2) dpkg: error processing libgcj-common (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up python-twisted-core (8.2.0-3) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (461) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (461) dpkg: error processing python-twisted-core (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol: python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol depends on python-twisted-core; however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up python-pyatspi (1.27.92-0ubuntu1) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (6) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (6) dpkg: error processing python-pyatspi (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up python-launchpad-bugs (0.3.6) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (29) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (29) dpkg: error processing python-launchpad-bugs (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-wadllib: python-wadllib depends on python-lazr-uri; however: Package python-lazr-uri is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-wadllib (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libjaxp1.3-java-gcj: libjaxp1.3-java-gcj depends on libgcj-common (>> 1:4.1.1-13); however: Package libgcj-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libjaxp1.3-java-gcj (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgcj-bc: libgcj-bc depends on libgcj-common (>= 1:4.4.1-1ubuntu2); however: Package libgcj-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libgcj-bc (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up python-oauth (1.0~svn1092-0ubuntu1) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (7) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (7) dpkg: error processing python-oauth (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of landscape-common: landscape-common depends on python-smartpm (>= 1.2-0ubuntu1); however: Package python-smartpm is not configured yet. landscape-common depends on python-twisted-core; however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing landscape-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgcj9-0: libgcj9-0 depends on libgcj-common (>= 1:4.1.1-21); however: Package libgcj-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libgcj9-0 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-desktopcouch: python-desktopcouch depends on python-twisted-core; however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-desktopcouch (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted-web2: python-twisted-web2 depends on python-twisted-core (>= 8.2.0-2); however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted-web2 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-zope.exceptions: python-zope.exceptions depends on python-zope.testing; however: Package python-zope.testing is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-zope.exceptions (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-zodb: python-zodb depends on python-zconfig; however: Package python-zconfig is not configured yet. python-zodb depends on python-zdaemon; however: Package python-zdaemon is not configured yet. python-zodb depends on python-zope.testing; however: Package python-zope.testing is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-zodb (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted-mail: python-twisted-mail depends on python-twisted-core (>= 8.2.0-2); however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted-mail (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted-news: python-twisted-news depends on python-twisted-core (>= 8.2.0-2); however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted-news (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-desktopcouch-records: python-desktopcouch-records depends on python-desktopcouch; however: Package python-desktopcouch is not configured yet. python-desktopcouch-records depends on python-oauth; however: Package python-oauth is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-desktopcouch-records (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up python-configglue (0.2dev-0ubuntu2) ... File "/usr/bin/py_compilefiles", line 27 print "file does not exist:", fullname ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (15) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (15) dpkg: error processing python-configglue (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-launchpadlib: python-launchpadlib depends on python-wadllib; however: Package python-wadllib is not configured yet. python-launchpadlib depends on python-lazr-uri; however: Package python-lazr-uri is not configured yet. python-launchpadlib depends on python-oauth; however: Package python-oauth is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-launchpadlib (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted-names: python-twisted-names depends on python-twisted-core (>= 8.2); however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted-names (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxerces2-java-gcj: libxerces2-java-gcj depends on libjaxp1.3-java-gcj; however: Package libjaxp1.3-java-gcj is not configured yet. libxerces2-java-gcj depends on libgcj-common (>> 1:4.1.1-13); however: Package libgcj-common is not configured yet. libxerces2-java-gcj depends on libgcj-bc (>= 4.3.3-1); however: Package libgcj-bc is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libxerces2-java-gcj (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted-conch: python-twisted-conch depends on python-twisted-core (>= 8.2.0-2); however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted-conch (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gij-4.3: gij-4.3 depends on libgcj9-0 (= 4.3.3-11ubuntu1); however: Package libgcj9-0 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gij-4.3 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-zope.proxy: python-zope.proxy depends on python-zope.testing; however: Package python-zope.testing is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-zope.proxy (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-ubuntuone-client: python-ubuntuone-client depends on python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol (>= 0.93.0); however: Package python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol is not configured yet. python-ubuntuone-client depends on python-twisted-names; however: Package python-twisted-names is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-ubuntuone-client (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted: python-twisted depends on python-twisted-core (>= 8.2); however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. python-twisted depends on python-twisted-conch (>= 1:8.2); however: Package python-twisted-conch is not configured yet. python-twisted depends on python-twisted-mail (>= 8.2); however: Package python-twisted-mail is not configured yet. python-twisted depends on python-twisted-names (>= 8.2); however: Package python-twisted-names is not configured yet. python-twisted depends on python-twisted-news (>= 8.2); however: Package python-twisted-news is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ipython: ipython depends on python-pexpect; however: Package python-pexpect is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ipython (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-foolscap: python-foolscap depends on python-twisted-core; however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-foolscap (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted-web: python-twisted-web depends on python-twisted-core (>= 8.2.0-2); however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted-web (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of desktopcouch: desktopcouch depends on python-twisted-core; however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. desktopcouch depends on python-desktopcouch; however: Package python-desktopcouch is not configured yet. desktopcouch depends on python-desktopcouch-records; however: Package python-desktopcouch-records is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing desktopcouch (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntuone-client: ubuntuone-client depends on python-ubuntuone-client (= 0.94.0-0ubuntu1); however: Package python-ubuntuone-client is not configured yet. ubuntuone-client depends on python-configglue; however: Package python-configglue is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ubuntuone-client (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgcj9-0-awt: libgcj9-0-awt depends on libgcj9-0 (= 4.3.3-11ubuntu1); however: Package libgcj9-0 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libgcj9-0-awt (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-apport: python-apport depends on python-launchpadlib; however: Package python-launchpadlib is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-apport (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted-runner: python-twisted-runner depends on python-twisted-core (>= 8.2); however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted-runner (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted-words: python-twisted-words depends on python-twisted-core (>= 8.2.0-2); however: Package python-twisted-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted-words (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-lazr-restfulclient: python-lazr-restfulclient depends on python-wadllib (>= 1.1.1); however: Package python-wadllib is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-lazr-restfulclient (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-twisted-lore: python-twisted-lore depends on python-twisted-web (>= 8.2); however: Package python-twisted-web is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-twisted-lore (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgcj10: libgcj10 depends on libgcj-common (>= 1:4.1.1-21); however: Package libgcj-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libgcj10 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: too many errors, stopping Errors were encountered while processing: python-tz python-lazr-uri python-pexpect sagemath python-smartpm python-gnuplot python-speechd gnome-orca python-zconfig python-zdaemon python-matplotlib python-zope.testing libgcj-common python-twisted-core python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol python-pyatspi python-launchpad-bugs python-wadllib libjaxp1.3-java-gcj libgcj-bc python-oauth landscape-common libgcj9-0 python-desktopcouch python-twisted-web2 python-zope.exceptions python-zodb python-twisted-mail python-twisted-news python-desktopcouch-records python-configglue python-launchpadlib python-twisted-names libxerces2-java-gcj python-twisted-conch gij-4.3 python-zope.proxy python-ubuntuone-client python-twisted ipython python-foolscap python-twisted-web desktopcouch ubuntuone-client libgcj9-0-awt python-apport python-twisted-runner python-twisted-words python-lazr-restfulclient python-twisted-lore libgcj10 Processing was halted because there were too many errors.