The way I understand what is happening (maybe I'm wrong), dpkg fails to replace update-manager. The relevant terminal output:
Preparing to replace update-manager 1:0.81 (using .../update-manager_1%3a0.87.9_all.deb) ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1674, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1668, in main rv = action.run(global_options) File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1169, in run pkg.prepare(used_runtimes, old_used_runtimes, old_pkg) File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 803, in prepare rt.remove_byte_code(removed_fs) AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'remove_byte_code' dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/update-manager_1%3a0.87.9_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 I don't see any errors stating that it can't install because update- manager is already installed. It is attempting to "replace" update- manager when it fails. -- package update-manager 1:0.81 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196356 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs