Dear Michael, I have downloaded a lot of different packages, but none from -backports (that I am aware of, at least). A number of them are (were) Python-related. And I do remember getting a strange error message before doing this latest upgrade, where the complaint was something like "apt API warning", but I don't remember the details.
I am sorry for being so vague, but I finally had to install 7.10 from scratch on the machine, since I desperately needed to get Skype working on this particular machine. The machine is now in Brussels, while I am in Stockholm. There is no way for me to recreate the bug, or give you any more info about it. I am really sorry about this. I would have loved to be of more help. I love Ubuntu since I discovered it about a year ago. I had mangled Windows on my laptop in some incomprehensible way, and loading Ubuntu gave it a new lease of life. And it is so nice to work in the Linux environment again... As far as I am concerned, I can live with this particular bug remaining unresolved. I have solved my problem in an alternative way. It is perfectly possible that I inadvertently mangled the Python setup somehow, thus causing the problem I reported. Thanks for getting back to me, Per Kraulis 2008/4/1, Michael Vogt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Thanks for your bugreport. > > I was not able to reproduce this in my stock 6.06 install. do you have > any additional packages installed that might cause this? E.g. from the > -backports repository? > > ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > > -- > Python C API version mismatch for module apt_pkg: This Python has API > version 1013, module apt_pkg has version 1012. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/208279 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > > Status in Source Package "update-manager" in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: update-manager > > While attempting to upgrade from 6.06 to 8.04 (I actually wanted 7.04, but > 8.04 was the only option given), I got an error message involving apt-get. > See below. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gksu "update-manager -c -d" > warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning) > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gksu "update-manager -c -d" > /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:17: FutureWarning: apt API > not stable yet > warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning) > extracting '/tmp/tmpDCC3Hk/hardy.tar.gz' > authenticate '/tmp/tmpDCC3Hk/hardy.tar.gz' against > '/tmp/tmpDCC3Hk/hardy.tar.gz.gpg' > WARNING: Failed to read mirror file > WARNING: Failed to read mirror file > /tmp/tmpDCC3Hk/backports/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:2: > RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module apt_pkg: This Python > has API version 1013, module apt_pkg has version 1012. > import apt_pkg > /tmp/tmpDCC3Hk/backports/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:2: > RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module apt_pkg: This Python > has API version 1013, module apt_pkg has version 1012. > import apt_pkg > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd > Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch) > Release: 8.04 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache policy apt > apt: > Installed: 0.7.9ubuntu15 > Candidate: 0.7.9ubuntu15 > Version table: > *** 0.7.9ubuntu15 0 > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > ProblemType: Package > Architecture: i386 > Date: Fri Mar 28 15:44:57 2008 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 > ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process > /tmp/tmpDCC3Hk/backports/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > Package: update-manager 1:0.87.14 > PackageArchitecture: all > SourcePackage: update-manager > Title: package update-manager 1:0.87.14 failed to install/upgrade: > ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process > /tmp/tmpDCC3Hk/backports/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > Uname: Linux 2.6.15-51-386 i686 > -- Per Kraulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] +46 70 639 96 35 www.avatar.se -- Python C API version mismatch for module apt_pkg: This Python has API version 1013, module apt_pkg has version 1012. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/208279 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
