[Bug 1781231] Re: package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Brian Murray]

It seems likely you have a custom python path configured which calls a
version of pyclean not provided by an official Ubuntu package.

package:apport:2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18_all.deb ...
  File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63
    except (IOError, OSError), e:
                             ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

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Title:
  package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Get it when trying to start terminal.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportLog:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jul 11 08:32:16 2018
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-11 (333 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
   apt  1.2.24
  SourcePackage: apport
  Title: package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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