python-profiler fails to install due to manually installed python2.5

[Stuart Bishop]

Binary package hint: python-profiler

Under Lucid, I had installed python2.5 from source into /usr/local. This caused the maverick upgrade to fail.

$ sudo apt-get install python-profiler
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed
  python-profiler
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/41.2kB of archives.
After this operation, 233kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package python-profiler.
(Reading database ... 149904 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python-profiler (from .../python-profiler_2.6.6-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Setting up python-profiler (2.6.6-0ubuntu1) ...
python2.5: can't open file 'py_compile.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing python-profiler (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-profiler
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Work around is to temporarily rename the python2.5 executable while installing the package.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: python-profiler (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 22 09:15:03 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_AU.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: python-profiler

[Sancho (sashb)]

Same problem

[Pauli Virtanen (pauli-virtanen)]

Fails also on Natty --- there it's more probable to occur, because Ubuntu no longer ships 2.5 packages, so if you have it, you have to install it manually to /usr/local

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Paul Egges (mountainpaul)]

Slightly different error message for me.

The following NEW packages will be installed:
  python-profiler
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/41.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 233 kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 329701 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python-profiler (from .../python-profiler_2.6.6-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-profiler_2.6.6-0ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.5/profile.py', which is also in package python2.5 2.5.6-0~ppa1~natty1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/python-profiler_2.6.6-0ubuntu1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)