Hi KnS, Please stop sage, try this command
sudo mv /home/knsam/.sage/tmp{.broken-permissions} And try run sage again. Regards, Jan On 14 November 2012 13:15, Kannappan Sampath <kntri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Jan, > I get the following message: > > ii sagemath-upstream-binary 5.4 > > Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system > > But, please do take a look at the Sage_Crash_report (the link to pastebin > in my previous message). Thanks for responding promptly. > > On this note, I'd like to tell you that, I can run Sage with Sudo > permissions but not otherwise. > > The status of the problem is as described here: > http://ask.sagemath.org/question/1978/updating-to-54-from-ubuntu-ppa > > Thank you. > > ~KnS. > > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Jan Groenewald <j...@aims.ac.za> wrote: > >> Dear KnS, >> >> We are already busy testing a fix for this. >> >> In the meantime, I don't see that your problem is directly related. In >> fact it is possibly something different altogether. >> >> If your system is broken due to this error, then you will see the >> following output: >> >> $ dpkg -l |grep sagemath-upstream-binary >> iF sagemath-upstream-binary >> 5.4 Sage is a free open-source >> mathematics software system >> >> If you don't see above, I think your error is unrelated. Can you try move >> .sage aside to .sage.backup and see whether you still get that error? >> >> Regards, >> Jan >> >> >> >> >> >> On 14 November 2012 05:43, kannappan sampath <kntri...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I am also facing the same problem while updating Sage from the Ubuntu >>> PPA. Running sudo dpkg-reconfigure sagemath-upstream-binary produced the >>> following output for me. >>> >>> Removing previous path, rm -rf /usr/lib/sage (new path /usr/lib/sagemath) >>> Running Sage once as root to set paths >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> | Sage Version 5.4, Release Date: 2012-11-09 | >>> | Type "notebook()" for the browser-based notebook interface. | >>> | Type "help()" for help. | >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> sage: Exiting Sage (CPU time 0m0.07s, Wall time 0m0.07s). >>> >>> When I try to run Sage on the terminal, I get a name error: sage_prompt >>> is not defined. It also guesses that I might want to run %upgrade and I do >>> this each time but to no avail. (Error message: Error importing >>> ipy_profile_sage - perhaps you should run %upgrade? WARNING: Loading of >>> ipy_profile_sage failed.) >>> >>> Here is the Sage Crash Report: http://pastebin.com/tGuWA2Zz >>> >>> Regards, >>> KnS >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 5:25:29 AM UTC+5:30, JJS137 wrote: >>> > The Sage 5.4 installation on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS using Update Manager >>> fails with the following messages: >>> > >>> > installArchives() failed: (Reading database ... >>> > (Reading database ... 5%% >>> > (Reading database ... 10%% >>> > (Reading database ... 15%% >>> > (Reading database ... 20%% >>> > (Reading database ... 25%% >>> > (Reading database ... 30%% >>> > (Reading database ... 35%% >>> > (Reading database ... 40%% >>> > (Reading database ... 45%% >>> > (Reading database ... 50%% >>> > (Reading database ... 55%% >>> > (Reading database ... 60%% >>> > (Reading database ... 65%% >>> > (Reading database ... 70%% >>> > (Reading database ... 75%% >>> > (Reading database ... 80%% >>> > (Reading database ... 85%% >>> > (Reading database ... 90%% >>> > (Reading database ... 95%% >>> > (Reading database ... 100%% >>> > (Reading database ... 717630 files and directories currently >>> installed.) >>> > Preparing to replace libav-tools 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >>> .../libav-tools_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libav-tools ... >>> > Preparing to replace libpostproc52 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >>> .../libpostproc52_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libpostproc52 ... >>> > Preparing to replace libavfilter2 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >>> .../libavfilter2_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libavfilter2 ... >>> > Preparing to replace libswscale2 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >>> .../libswscale2_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libswscale2 ... >>> > Preparing to replace libavdevice53 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >>> .../libavdevice53_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libavdevice53 ... >>> > Preparing to replace libavformat53 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >>> .../libavformat53_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libavformat53 ... >>> > Preparing to replace libavcodec53 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >>> .../libavcodec53_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libavcodec53 ... >>> > Preparing to replace libavutil51 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >>> .../libavutil51_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libavutil51 ... >>> > Preparing to replace libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager 0.4.7-0ubuntu4 >>> (using .../libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager_0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager ... >>> > Preparing to replace libproxy1-plugin-gsettings 0.4.7-0ubuntu4 (using >>> .../libproxy1-plugin-gsettings_0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libproxy1-plugin-gsettings ... >>> > Preparing to replace libproxy1 0.4.7-0ubuntu4 (using >>> .../libproxy1_0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement libproxy1 ... >>> > Preparing to replace ffmpeg 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >>> .../ffmpeg_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_all.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement ffmpeg ... >>> > Preparing to replace sagemath-upstream-binary 5.1 (using >>> .../sagemath-upstream-binary_5.4_i386.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement sagemath-upstream-binary ... >>> > Preparing to replace python-libproxy 0.4.7-0ubuntu4 (using >>> .../python-libproxy_0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1_all.deb) ... >>> > Unpacking replacement python-libproxy ... >>> > Processing triggers for man-db ... >>> > Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... >>> > Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... >>> > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... >>> > Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... >>> > Setting up libavutil51 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >>> > Setting up libavcodec53 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >>> > Setting up libavformat53 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >>> > Setting up libavdevice53 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >>> > Setting up libswscale2 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >>> > Setting up libavfilter2 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >>> > Setting up libpostproc52 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >>> > Setting up libav-tools (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >>> > Setting up libproxy1 (0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1) ... >>> > Setting up libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager (0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1) ... >>> > Setting up libproxy1-plugin-gsettings (0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1) ... >>> > Setting up ffmpeg (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >>> > Setting up sagemath-upstream-binary (5.4) ... >>> > Removing previous path, rm -rf /usr/lib/sage (new path >>> /usr/lib/sagemath) >>> > Running Sage once as root to set paths >>> > Error: environment variable $HOME is not set. >>> > Error setting environment variables by sourcing >>> '/usr/lib/sagemath/spkg/bin/sage-env'; >>> > possibly contact sage-devel (see >>> http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel). >>> > dpkg: error processing sagemath-upstream-binary (--configure): >>> > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit >>> status 1 >>> > No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already >>> > Setting up python-libproxy (0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1) ... >>> > Processing triggers for libc-bin ... >>> > ldconfig deferred processing now taking place >>> > Errors were encountered while processing: >>> > sagemath-upstream-binary >>> > Error in function: >>> > SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >>> > Setting up sagemath-upstream-binary (5.4) ... >>> > Removing previous path, rm -rf /usr/lib/sage (new path >>> /usr/lib/sagemath) >>> > Running Sage once as root to set paths >>> > Error: environment variable $HOME is not set. >>> > Error setting environment variables by sourcing >>> '/usr/lib/sagemath/spkg/bin/sage-env'; >>> > possibly contact sage-devel (see >>> http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel). >>> > dpkg: error processing sagemath-upstream-binary (--configure): >>> > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit >>> status 1 >>> > >>> > Is there a work around or fix for this problem? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "sage-support" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> .~. >> /V\ Jan Groenewald >> /( )\ www.aims.ac.za >> ^^-^^ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "sage-support" group. >> To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support?hl=en. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-support" group. > To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support?hl=en. > > > -- .~. /V\ Jan Groenewald /( )\ www.aims.ac.za ^^-^^ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. 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