[Bug 1277331] Re: package update-notifier-common 0.147.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Aril Spetalen]

I've had this issue quite a while.. The mentioned tips did not work for
me. (sudo dpkg -i python-debian.deb worked, but did not help.)

What I did, which was a bit scary, and I'm not sure if I lost something
critical, is this:

sudo  apt-get remove python # then
sudo apt-get install --reinstall update-manager

The first removes python and a big lot of dependent tools with it... But
it also removed the bloody fail with the update-manager, so I suppose
I'm a step ahead anyway. (Although I'm now in need to reinstall a bunch
of tools once more, I suppose.)

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Title:
  package update-notifier-common 0.147.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
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  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: update-notifier-common 0.147.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Feb  7 11:42:07 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:update-notifier-common:0.147.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-01 (189 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  Title: package update-notifier-common 0.147.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (111 days ago)

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