metacity-common post-removal script returned error exit status 127

[David Robert Lewis (ethnopunk)]

I seem to have a problem with my metacity-common and python-support. Is 
there a way around this? Can't install anything, so its quite a problem. 
Please help.
DRL



Preparing to replace metacity-common 1:2.28.0-0ubuntu1 (using .../metacity-common_1%3a2.28.0-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement metacity-common ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/metacity-common.postrm: 11: update-gconf-defaults: not found
dpkg: warning: old post-removal script returned error exit status 127
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 11: update-gconf-defaults: not found
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/metacity-common_1%3a2.28.0-0ubuntu2_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 127
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 11: update-gconf-defaults: not found
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 127
Preparing to replace python-libxml2 2.7.5.dfsg-1ubuntu1 (using .../python-libxml2_2.7.5.dfsg-1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/python-libxml2.prerm: 6: update-python-modules: not found










sudo dpkg -i python-support_1.0.2ubuntu1_all.deb
(Reading database ... 144720 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace python-support 1.0.3ubuntu1 (using python-support_1.0.2ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/python-support.prerm: 9: update-python-modules: not found
Unpacking replacement python-support ...
Setting up python-support (1.0.2ubuntu1) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/python-support.postinst: 20: update-python-modules: not found
dpkg: error processing python-support (--install):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-support