Jut a quick note that the official install instructions are here: http://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/install/index.html
And I saw this issue fly by which might be related? https://github.com/apache/couchdb-pkg/issues/44 Best Jan — > On 24. Jun 2019, at 10:55, Rene Veerman <seductivea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > i followed https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-couchdb-on-ubuntu-18-04/ > > > but ended up with : > > root@crow:~# apt upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Calculating upgrade... Done > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer > required: > libargon2-0 libcryptsetup12 libdevmapper1.02.1 libidn11 libip4tc0 > libjson-c3 > libkmod2 systemd > Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them. > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > 16 not fully installed or removed. > After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ... > Setting up python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ... > running python rtupdate hooks for python3.6... > dpkg-query: package 'hplip-data' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of hplip-data > error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data > dpkg-query: package 'ibus-hangul' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of ibus-hangul > error running python rtupdate hook ibus-hangul > dpkg-query: package 'ibus-libpinyin' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of ibus-libpinyin > error running python rtupdate hook ibus-libpinyin > dpkg-query: package 'ibus-table' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of ibus-table > error running python rtupdate hook ibus-table > dpkg-query: package 'ibus' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of ibus > error running python rtupdate hook ibus > dpkg-query: package 'python3-uno' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of python3-uno > error running python rtupdate hook python3-uno > dpkg-query: package 'rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar > error running python rtupdate hook rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar > dpkg-query: package 'rhythmbox-plugins' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of rhythmbox-plugins > error running python rtupdate hook rhythmbox-plugins > dpkg-query: package 'system-config-printer-common' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of system-config-printer-common > error running python rtupdate hook system-config-printer-common > dpkg-query: package 'system-config-printer' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of system-config-printer > error running python rtupdate hook system-config-printer > dpkg-query: package 'ubiquity-frontend-gtk' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of ubiquity-frontend-gtk > error running python rtupdate hook ubiquity-frontend-gtk > dpkg-query: package 'ubiquity' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of ubiquity > error running python rtupdate hook ubiquity > dpkg-query: package 'ubuntu-drivers-common' is not installed > Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, > and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main > pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) > File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package > raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) > Exception: cannot get content of ubuntu-drivers-common > error running python rtupdate hook ubuntu-drivers-common > dpkg: error processing package python3 (--configure): > installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned > error exit status 4 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-idna: > python3-idna depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-idna (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-six: > python3-six depends on python3:any (>= 3.4~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-six (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-certifi: > python3-certifi depends on python3:any (>= 3.4~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-certifi (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-gi-cairo: > python3-gi-cairo depends on python3 (<< 3.7); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > python3-gi-cairo depends on python3 (>= 3.6~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > python3-gi-cairo depends on python3:any (>= 3.3~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-gi-cairo (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-pkg-resources: > python3-pkg-resources depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-pkg-resources (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-gi: > python3-gi depends on python3 (<< 3.7); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > python3-gi depends on python3 (>= 3.6~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > python3-gi depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-gi (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-chardet: > python3-chardet depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > python3-chardet depends on python3-pkg-resources; however: > Package python3-pkg-resources is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-chardet (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Setting up systemd (237-3ubuntu10.23) ... > cp: '/etc/resolv.conf' and '/run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf' are the > same file > dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure): > installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned > error exit status 1 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gedit-common: > gedit-common depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package gedit-common (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of couchdb: > couchdb depends on python3; however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package couchdb (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gedit: > gedit depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > gedit depends on gedit-common (>= 3.28); however: > Package gedit-common is not configured yet. > gedit depends on gedit-common (<< 3.29); however: > Package gedit-common is not configured yet. > gedit depends on python3-gi (>= 3.0); however: > Package python3-gi is not configured yet. > gedit depends on python3-gi-cairo (>= 3.0); however: > Package python3-gi-cairo is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package gedit (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-requests: > python3-requests depends on python3-certifi; however: > Package python3-certifi is not configured yet. > python3-requests depends on python3-chardet (<< 3.1.0); however: > Package python3-chardet is not configured yet. > python3-requests depends on python3-idna; however: > Package python3-idna is not configured yet. > python3-requests depends on python3:any (>= 3.4~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > python3-requests depends on python3-chardet (>= 3.0.2); however: > Package python3-chardet is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-requests (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ... > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-urllib3: > python3-urllib3 depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > python3-urllib3 depends on python3-six; however: > Package python3-six is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-urllib3 (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-cairo:amd64: > python3-cairo:amd64 depends on python3 (<< 3.7); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > python3-cairo:amd64 depends on python3 (>= 3.6~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > python3-cairo:amd64 depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-cairo:amd64 (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1) ... > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-progressbar: > python3-progressbar depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: > Package python3 is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing package python3-progressbar (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > python3 > python3-idna > python3-six > python3-certifi > python3-gi-cairo > python3-pkg-resources > python3-gi > python3-chardet > systemd > gedit-common > couchdb > gedit > python3-requests > python3-urllib3 > python3-cairo:amd64 > python3-progressbar > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > root@crow:~# -- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/