[Bug 1171325] Re: lsb-release update uninstallable

Wed Apr 24 05:31:02 UTC 2013

Here's the output when I attempt to do this:

topyli at tomcat:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall python3
[sudo] password for topyli: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  python-virtkey
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  python3-minimal python3.2 python3.2-minimal
Suggested packages:
  python3-doc python3-tk python3.2-doc binfmt-support
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  python3
The following packages will be upgraded:
  python3-minimal python3.2 python3.2-minimal
3 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 63 not upgraded.
22 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 41.4 kB/4,292 kB of archives.
After this operation, 213 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Get:1 http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/ precise/main lsb-release all 4.0-0ubuntu20 [10.7 kB]
Get:2 http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/ precise-proposed/main python3 i386 3.2.3-0ubuntu1.2 [30.7 kB]
Fetched 41.4 kB in 0s (50.9 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 317138 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace lsb-release 4.0-0ubuntu20 (using .../lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20_all.deb) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module>
    from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr
EOFError: EOF read where not expected
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module>
    from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr
EOFError: EOF read where not expected
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 34, in <module>
    from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
EOFError: EOF read where not expected
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Preparing to replace python3.2 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.2 (using .../python3.2_3.2.3-0ubuntu3.3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python3.2 ...
Preparing to replace python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.2 (using .../python3.2-minimal_3.2.3-0ubuntu3.3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python3.2-minimal ...
Preparing to replace python3-minimal 3.2.3-0ubuntu1 (using .../python3-minimal_3.2.3-0ubuntu1.2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python3-minimal ...
Selecting previously unselected package python3.
Unpacking python3 (from .../python3_3.2.3-0ubuntu1.2_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
topyli at tomcat:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-generic-pae linux-headers-generic-pae linux-image-generic-pae
The following packages will be upgraded:
  accountsservice alsa-utils apparmor appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 apt
  apt-transport-https apt-utils aptdaemon aptdaemon-data consolekit dosfstools
  gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gvfs gvfs-backends
  gvfs-bin gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-fuse gvfs-libs indicator-appmenu
  jockey-common jockey-gtk libaccountsservice0 libappindicator3-1
  libapt-inst1.4 libasound2 libck-connector0 libcroco3 libglib2.0-0
  libglib2.0-bin libglib2.0-data libgnutls26 libnm-gtk-common libnm-gtk0
  libpam-ck-connector libunity-2d-private0 libwildmidi-config libwildmidi1
  linux-firmware linux-firmware-nonfree lsb-release multiarch-support openssl
  phonon-backend-gstreamer python-apt python-apt-common python-aptdaemon
  python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets python-aptdaemon.gtkwidgets
  python-aptdaemon.pkcompat sessioninstaller telepathy-gabble unity-2d-common
  unity-2d-shell unity-2d-spread unity-scope-video-remote xkb-data
  xserver-xorg-video-intel
60 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
26 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/38.0 MB of archives.
After this operation, 44.0 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 317174 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace lsb-release 4.0-0ubuntu20 (using .../lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20.2_all.deb) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module>
    from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr
EOFError: EOF read where not expected
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module>
    from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr
EOFError: EOF read where not expected
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20.2_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 34, in <module>
    from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
EOFError: EOF read where not expected
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Preparing to replace apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10 (using .../apt_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.11_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement apt ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20.2_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Title:
  lsb-release update uninstallable

Status in “lsb” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Running updates on precise, with update-manager. lsb-release fails to
  install.

  Output:

  Preparing to replace lsb-release 4.0-0ubuntu20 (using .../lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20.2_all.deb) ...
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module>
      from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr
  EOFError: EOF read where not expected
  dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module>
      from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr
  EOFError: EOF read where not expected
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20.2_all.deb (--unpack):
   subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 34, in <module>
      from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
  EOFError: EOF read where not expected
  dpkg: error while cleaning up:
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20.2_all.deb
  Error in function: 
  dpkg: error processing lsb-release (--configure):
   Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
   reinstall it before attempting configuration.
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-software-properties:
   python-software-properties depends on lsb-release; however:
    Package lsb-release is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing python-software-properties (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-apport:
   python-apport depends on lsb-release; however:
    Package lsb-release is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing python-apport (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager-core:
   update-manager-core depends on lsb-release; however:
    Package lsb-release is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing update-manager-core (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unattended-upgrades:
   unattended-upgrades depends on lsb-release; however:
    Package lsb-release is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing unattended-upgrades (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of firefox:
   firefox depends on lsb-release; however:
    Package lsb-release is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing firefox (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager:
   update-manager depends on update-manager-core (= 1:0.156.14.11); however:
    Package update-manager-core is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing update-manager (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-minimal:
   ubuntu-minimal depends on lsb-release; however:
    Package lsb-release is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing ubuntu-minimal (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport:
   apport depends on python-apport (>= 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2); however:
    Package python-apport is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing apport (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of software-properties-gtk:
   software-properties-gtk depends on python-software-properties; however:
    Package python-software-properties is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing software-properties-gtk (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-aptdaemon:
   python-aptdaemon depends on python-software-properties; however:
    Package python-software-properties is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing python-aptdaemon (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-aptdaemon.pkcompat:
   python-aptdaemon.pkcompat depends on python-aptdaemon (= 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8); however:
    Package python-aptdaemon is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing python-aptdaemon.pkcompat (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of firefox-globalmenu:
   firefox-globalmenu depends on firefox (= 20.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.3); however:
    Package firefox is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing firefox-globalmenu (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-gtk:
   apport-gtk depends on python-apport (>= 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2); however:
    Package python-apport is not configured yet.
   apport-gtk depends on apport (>= 0.41); however:
    Package apport is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing apport-gtk (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of software-center:
   software-center depends on python-aptdaemon (>= 0.40); however:
    Package python-aptdaemon is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing software-center (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets:
   python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets depends on python-aptdaemon (= 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8); however:
    Package python-aptdaemon is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-notifier:
   update-notifier depends on update-manager-gnome | update-manager; however:

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: lsb-release 4.0-0ubuntu20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-40.64-generic-pae 3.2.40
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-40-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Apr 22 10:08:31 2013
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120211)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: lsb
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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