Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: hplip
I installed Hardy Alpha 6, upgraded to Beta and today I get the new packages to
update the system. I had problem while installing the package hplip. Here we
go...
>sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
...
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package hplip.
(Reading database ... 333435 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace hplip 2.8.2-0ubuntu3 (using
.../hplip_2.8.2-0ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 348, in <module>
post_change_stuff(py)
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 224, in post_change_stuff
file(initfile,"w").close()
IOError: [Errno 20] Not a directory:
'/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/miro/__init__.py'
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 348, in <module>
post_change_stuff(py)
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 224, in post_change_stuff
file(initfile,"w").close()
IOError: [Errno 20] Not a directory:
'/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/miro/__init__.py'
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/hplip_2.8.2-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
(--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 344, in <module>
bytecompile_all(py)
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 238, in bytecompile_all
post_change_stuff(py)
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 224, in post_change_stuff
file(initfile,"w").close()
IOError: [Errno 20] Not a directory:
'/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/miro/__init__.py'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Preparing to replace tzdata 2008a-1ubuntu1 (using
.../tzdata_2008b-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tzdata ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/hplip_2.8.2-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I tried to remove the package hplip without success:
> sudo apt-get remove -f hplip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
cupsddk libgalago1.0-cil libgalago3 libwv-1.2-3 cupsddk-drivers
libavahi1.0-cil libgsf0.0-cil
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
hplip
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 39 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 709kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
dpkg: error processing hplip (--remove):
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
hplip
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq hplip
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
(Reading database ... 333434 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing hplip ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 348, in <module>
post_change_stuff(py)
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 224, in post_change_stuff
file(initfile,"w").close()
IOError: [Errno 20] Not a directory:
'/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/miro/__init__.py'
dpkg: error processing hplip (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 344, in <module>
bytecompile_all(py)
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 238, in bytecompile_all
post_change_stuff(py)
File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 224, in post_change_stuff
file(initfile,"w").close()
IOError: [Errno 20] Not a directory:
'/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/miro/__init__.py'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
hplip
>lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch)
Release: 8.04
> apt-cache policy hplip
hplip:
Installed: 2.8.2-0ubuntu3
Candidate: 2.8.2-0ubuntu4
Version table:
2.8.2-0ubuntu4 0
500 http://ar.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
*** 2.8.2-0ubuntu3 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: hplip (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: dist-upgrade hardy hplip update-manager
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Error while upgrading Hardy - hplip_2.8.2-0ubuntu4_i386.deb - Sub-process
/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/206931
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