[Bug 1277331] Re: package update-notifier-common 0.147.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Ian Hulin]

Have how tried your suggestion, here is the log:

ian at nanny-ogg ~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall python-debian
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/57.6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 501283 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace python-debian 0.1.21+nmu2ubuntu1 (using .../python-debian_0.1.21+nmu2ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python-debian ...
Setting up python-debian (0.1.21+nmu2ubuntu1) ...
Setting up update-notifier-common (0.147.1) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader", line 26, in <module>
    import debian.deb822
ImportError: No module named debian.deb822
dpkg: error processing update-notifier-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of flashplugin-installer:
 flashplugin-installer depends on update-notifier-common (>= 0.119ubuntu2); however:
  Package update-notifier-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up python-gtk2-dev (2.24.0-3ubuntu1) ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                            dpkg: error processing python-gtk2-dev (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 update-notifier-common
 flashplugin-installer
 python-gtk2-dev
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ian at nanny-ogg ~$

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Title:
  package update-notifier-common 0.147.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
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  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: update-notifier-common 0.147.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Feb  7 11:42:07 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:update-notifier-common:0.147.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-01 (189 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  Title: package update-notifier-common 0.147.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (111 days ago)

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