On 2017-05-25, Gary Roach <gary719_li...@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi all; > > A while ago, while updating my Debian testing system, I got the > following error: > > > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Setting up apt-listchanges (3.10) ... > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "/tmp/tmp.kqhvU8IqOr.aptlc/debconf-helper.py", line 6, in <module> > > import debconf > > ImportError: No module named 'debconf' > > dpkg: error processing package apt-listchanges (--configure): > > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > apt-listchanges > > > > This error has persisted ever since. I am starting to have several > strange things happen to my system - unable to move windows with mounse > and unable to cut an paste from the monitor - that may or may not be > caused by this error. I am not sure what the effect of the error would > be nor do I know how to fix it. I found a bug report that was similar > but none of the suggested fixes fixed this one. > > Note: There is no tmp.kqhvU8IqOr.aptlc/debconf-helper.py file on my > system. Debconf is definitely installed. > > Any help will be sincerely appreciated. > > Gary R.
It looks like there is a problem with your debconf or python installations, or possibly both. Please post the output of the following commands: python --version python -m debconf dpkg -V debconf -- Liam