It looks like python-crypto is an innocent victim in this case: Setting up python-crypto (2.4.1-1) ... /share/info/Octave-FAQ.info.gz (Octave-FAQ.info.gz) in auto mode. dpkg-query: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 26097 package 'gtk2-engines': `Depends' field, invalid package name `libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0$': character `$' not allowed (only letters, digits and characters `-+._') Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 290, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 263, in main options.force, options.optimize, e_patterns) File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 155, in compile for fn, versions_to_compile in filter_files(files, e_patterns, versions): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 110, in filter_files for fn in files: File "/usr/share/python/debpython/files.py", line 77, in filter_out_ext for fn in files: File "/usr/share/python/debpython/namespace.py", line 77, in add_namespace_files for fn in files: File "/usr/share/python/debpython/files.py", line 69, in filter_public for fn in files: File "/usr/share/python/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) Exception: cannot get content of python-crypto dpkg: error processing python-crypto (--configure):
Please attach a copy of /var/lib/dpkg/status to the bug to assist with triage. ** Package changed: python-crypto (Ubuntu) => gtk2-engines (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gtk2-engines (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gtk2-engines in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990682 Title: package python-crypto 2.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk2-engines/+bug/990682/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs