[Bug 992842] Re: update-manager dpkg: error processing python2.7-minimal (--configure) : Illegal instruction

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: python2.7 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  update-manager dpkg: error processing python2.7-minimal (--configure)
  : Illegal instruction

Status in “python2.7” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Upgrade to 12.04 failing with issue in python2.7 package.

  Attached to this bug is /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log, /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log as all other files in dist-upgrade folder.
  Also I attaching output of do-release-upgrade that I can copy.

  The output of run dpkg --configure -a after update:

  # dpkg --configure -a
  Setting up python2.7-minimal (2.7.3-0ubuntu3) ...
  Illegal instruction
  dpkg: error processing python2.7-minimal (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 132
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python2.7:
   python2.7 depends on python2.7-minimal (= 2.7.3-0ubuntu3); however:
    Package python2.7-minimal is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing python2.7 (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   python2.7-minimal
   python2.7

  The output of run python -vvvvvvvvvvvvvv:

  
  # python -vvvvvvvvvvvvvv                                 
  # installing zipimport hook                                                   
  import zipimport # builtin                                                    
  # installed zipimport hook                                                    
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/site.so                                           
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/sitemodule.so                                     
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/site.py                                           
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/site.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/site.py
  import site # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/site.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/os.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/osmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/os.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/os.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/os.py
  import os # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/os.pyc
  import errno # builtin
  import posix # builtin
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/posixpathmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py
  import posixpath # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/stat.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/statmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/stat.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/stat.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/stat.py
  import stat # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/stat.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/genericpath.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/genericpathmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/genericpath.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/genericpath.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/genericpath.py
  import genericpath # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/genericpath.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/warnings.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/warningsmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/warnings.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/warnings.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/warnings.py
  import warnings # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/warnings.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/linecache.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/linecachemodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/linecache.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/linecache.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/linecache.py
  import linecache # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/linecache.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/types.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/typesmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/types.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/types.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/types.py
  import types # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/types.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/UserDictmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py
  import UserDict # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/_abcollmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.py
  import _abcoll # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/abc.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/abcmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/abc.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/abc.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/abc.py
  import abc # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/abc.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/_weakrefsetmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.py
  import _weakrefset # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.pyc
  import _weakref # builtin
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/copy_regmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.py
  import copy_reg # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/traceback.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/tracebackmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/traceback.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/traceback.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/traceback.py
  import traceback # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/traceback.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfigmodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py
  import sysconfig # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/re.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/remodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/re.py
  # /usr/lib/python2.7/re.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.7/re.py
  import re # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.7/re.pyc
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/sre_compilemodule.so
  # trying /usr/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.py
  Illegal instruction

  This bug was reported without all these details before on
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/992760

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