[Bug 1692152] Re: package apport 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Seth Arnold]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu
better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears
to be a "regular" (non-security) bug.  I have unmarked it as a security
issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to
cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy.
Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

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Title:
  package apport 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  i am getting following error: when i am trying to install anything

  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt install -f
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following additional packages will be installed:
    apport
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    apport
  1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 410 not upgraded.
  3 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/121 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
  (Reading database ... 291353 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.20.4-0ubuntu4_all.deb ...
    File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63
      except (IOError, OSError), e:
                               ^
  SyntaxError: invalid syntax
  dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
    File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63
      except (IOError, OSError), e:
                               ^
  SyntaxError: invalid syntax
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apport_2.20.4-0ubuntu4_all.deb (--unpack):
   subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  Error: Timeout was reached
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg exited unexpectedly

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: apport 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-51.54-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-51-generic x86_64
  ApportLog:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
  AptOrdering:
   apport:amd64: Install
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports:
   644:0:116:0:2017-05-20 07:24:12.658019135 +0530:2017-05-20 07:24:12.658019135 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_pyclean.0.upload
   640:0:116:60537:2017-05-20 07:24:09.354035139 +0530:2017-05-20 07:24:10.354035139 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_pyclean.0.crash
   600:0:116:1700582:2017-05-20 07:23:00.490636348 +0530:2017-05-20 07:23:01.490636348 +0530:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
   640:0:116:14562:2017-05-20 07:23:00.998641622 +0530:2017-05-20 07:23:00.998641622 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_pycompile.0.crash
  Date: Sat May 20 07:23:00 2017
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-05 (75 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
   apt  1.4
  SourcePackage: apport
  Title: package apport 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-05-18 (1 days ago)

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