I just got exactly this problem with what I take to be the release version. I was invited by the system upgrade device to update to 7.10 and it had a few hiccups, mainly over autentication things.
Then, at the end, when it asked if it should remove obsolete packages I got this problem: ---------------------------------------- Removing python-pexpect Removing python2.4 remoging pyton2.4-minmial unlinking and removing bytcode for runtime python2.4 package `python-pexpect' is not installed use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents0 to list their contents. pycentral: pycentral rtremove: package has no field Python-Version ptycentra rtremove: package has no fiedl Python-version dpkg: error processing python2.4-minimal (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Removing secpolicy remooving libgoffice-0-3 Processing triggers for libc6 ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Errors were encountered while processing: python2.4-minimal Traceback (most recent call last): File "logging/__init__.py", line 753, in emit File "logging/__init__.py", line 731, in flush IOerror: [errno 9] Bad file descripter gutsy: Fatal IO error 9 (Bad file descriptor) on X server :0.0 ---------------- Dialogue box: Could not install 'python2.4-minimal' subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 ---------------- Dialogue box: Error during commit A problem occured during the clean-up. Please see the below message for more informatioon installArchives() failed ------------------------------- I will attach the logs I have too ** Attachment added: "update log 1 of 4" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10107001/apt.log -- package update-manager 1:0.67 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129986 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
