package python-scour 0.26-3build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Jin Jiang]

cant install and system crash

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: python-scour 0.26-3build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 9 00:04:07 2018
DuplicateSignature: package:python-scour:0.26-3build1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-29 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Kylin 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: scour
Title: package python-scour 0.26-3build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Setting up python-support (1.0.15) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/python-support.postinst: 20: /var/lib/dpkg/info/python-support.postinst: update-python-modules: not found
dpkg: error processing package python-support (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of root-plugin-geom-gdml:amd64:
 root-plugin-geom-gdml:amd64 depends on python-support; however:
  Package python-support is not configured yet.

This wasn't a bug in scour. This report is 5 years old, obsolete.