[Bug 811881] Re: <type 'exceptions.SystemError'>: E:Method has died unexpectedly!, E:Sub-process returned an error code (100), E:Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly

[Torsten Spindler]

Can you reproduce this problem? Does it still exist on a newer Ubuntu
release?

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/811881

Title:
  <type 'exceptions.SystemError'>: E:Method  has died unexpectedly!, E
  :Sub-process  returned an error code (100), E:Method
  /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I'm running ubuntu 11.04 in vmware workstation 7  and was trying to install adobe flash plugin installer in system settings - system - software center... then this.
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 961, in simulate
      trans.unauthenticated = self._simulate_helper(trans)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 1085, in _simulate_helper
      return depends, self._cache.required_download, \
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 226, in required_download
      pm.get_archives(fetcher, self._list, self._records)
  SystemError: E:Method  has died unexpectedly!, E:Sub-process  returned an error code (100), E:Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly
  P.S. new to ubuntu and linux
  best regards

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: aptdaemon 0.41+bzr646-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  Annotation: Applying software changes failed
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Jul 17 14:57:57 2011
  DesktopFile: /usr/share/aptdaemon/aptdaemon.desktop
  ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/aptd
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: aptdaemon
  Title: <type 'exceptions.SystemError'>: E:Method  has died unexpectedly!, E:Sub-process  returned an error code (100), E:Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly
  TransactionDepends: [[], [], [], [], [], [], []]
  TransactionErrorCode: error-unknown
  TransactionKwargs: {}
  TransactionLocale: en_US.UTF8
  TransactionOutput:
   
  TransactionPackages: [[dbus.String(u'flashplugin-installer')], [], [], [], [], []]
  TransactionRole: role-commit-packages
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/811881/+subscriptions