I think I solved the problem. The files were missing, but also found. This is what I found:
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/_spe/plugins/kiki -> /usr/share/pycentral/spe/site-packages/_spe/plugins/kiki -> ../../../../kiki/site-packages/kiki However, there was no ../../../../kiki/site-packages/kiki. However, I did find the following: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/kiki/ so I setup /usr/share/pycentral/spe/site-packages/_spe/plugins/kiki -> /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/kiki/ (replaced the sym link to ../../../../kiki/site-packages/kiki with /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/kiki/) The same was true for wxGlade, although it is called wxglade in python2.5. After making those two sym links, dpkg --configure -a completed without any errors. I just ran an apt-get update and an apt-get upgrade with no errors. So, I think I am out of the woods. Thanks for your ideas that pushed me to look in the right direction. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Sackville-West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:43 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Help...I hosed my system trying to apt-get dist-upgrade On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 03:20:55PM -0400, Mark Phillips wrote: > Someone wrote: >> Try to run 'apt-get install python-central' > > I tried it, and get this error: > > narwhale:/home/mark# apt-get install python-central > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' > to correct the problem. > narwhale:/home/mark# > > I can't do anything with apt now. > you'll have to bypass apt for the moment, though how you got into this position is a mystery to me. > Setting up python (2.5.2-1) ... > running python rtupdate hooks for python2.5... > INFO: using old version '/usr/bin/python2.3' > file does not exist: > /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/_spe/plugins/kiki > file does not exist: > /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/_spe/plugins/wxGlade I'm guessing that the root of the problem is these missing files, but I know very little of python packaging. The two missing files are from the spe packages, but nothing seems to depend on spe, so I'm guessing it's a red herring. You might try dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/pycentral<tab> where <tab> gets you the list of available .debs. See if you can get pycentral to reinstall that way and then try the configure thing again. hth A -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
