[Bug 1220249] Re: package python2.7-minimal 2.7.5-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4

[Andreas Moog]

Here's how to reproduce.

sudo apt-get purge python2.7-minimal ; sudo apt-get install
python2.7-minimal

This will result in:

Setting up python2.7-minimal (2.7.5-5ubuntu1) ...
# Empty sitecustomize.py to avoid a dangling symlink
sed: invalid option -- 'v'
Usage: sed [OPTION]... {script-only-if-no-other-script} [input-file]...

  -n, --quiet, --silent
                 suppress automatic printing of pattern space
  -e script, --expression=script
                 add the script to the commands to be executed
  -f script-file, --file=script-file
                 add the contents of script-file to the commands to be executed
  --follow-symlinks
                 follow symlinks when processing in place
  -i[SUFFIX], --in-place[=SUFFIX]
                 edit files in place (makes backup if SUFFIX supplied)
  -l N, --line-length=N
                 specify the desired line-wrap length for the `l' command
  --posix
                 disable all GNU extensions.
  -r, --regexp-extended
                 use extended regular expressions in the script.
  -s, --separate
                 consider files as separate rather than as a single continuous
                 long stream.
  -u, --unbuffered
                 load minimal amounts of data from the input files and flush
                 the output buffers more often
  -z, --null-data
                 separate lines by NUL characters
      --help     display this help and exit
      --version  output version information and exit

If no -e, --expression, -f, or --file option is given, then the first
non-option argument is taken as the sed script to interpret.  All
remaining arguments are names of input files; if no input files are
specified, then the standard input is read.

GNU sed home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/>.
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.
dpkg: error processing python2.7-minimal (--configure):

The bug is fixed in debian's package 2.5.7-5

** Changed in: python2.7 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: python2.7 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #709964
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=709964

** Also affects: python2.7 (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=709964
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  package python2.7-minimal 2.7.5-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 4

Status in “python2.7” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “python2.7” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  just tried installing the above application

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: python2.7-minimal 2.7.5-5ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep  3 23:23:37 2013
  DuplicateSignature: package:python2.7-minimal:2.7.5-5ubuntu1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-29 (66 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130615)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: python2.7
  Title: package python2.7-minimal 2.7.5-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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