** Description changed: Binary package hint: update-manager Can't install python-psyco and other.. - ProblemType: Package - Architecture: i386 - DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 - ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) + :: Symptoms :: + During a dist-upgrade, if some python modules have been installed by hand into the standard location /usr (not /usr/local) then the upgrade will fail with the following error: - Package: update-manager 1:0.93.32 - PackageArchitecture: all - SourcePackage: update-manager - Title: package update-manager 1:0.93.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) - Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686 + ===== + Preparing to replace python-psyco 1.5.1-3 (using .../python-psyco_1.6-1_i386.deb) ... + pycentral: pycentral pkgprepare: not overwriting local files + pycentral pkgprepare: not overwriting local files + dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-psyco_1.6-1_i386.deb (--unpack): + subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 + ===== + or + ===== + Setting up python-psyco (1.6-1) ... + pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files + pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files + dpkg: error processing python-psyco (--configure): + subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 + ===== + + :: How to reproduce :: + The following command will fail: + sudo pycentral pkginstall python-psyco + + + :: Workaround :: + Remove the manually installed package or set overwrite-local=1 in /etc/python/debian_config and retry the upgrade of the package
-- MASTER - package failed to install/upgrade: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291262 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
