Public bug reported: Binary package hint: python2.3
In edgy, python2.3 is not installable (and once you try to install it, you can't remove the package either, without editting the prerm script): $ sudo apt-get install python2.3 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Suggested packages: python2.3-doc python2.3-profiler Recommended packages: python2.3-cjkcodecs python2.3-iconvcodec python2.3-japanese-codecs The following NEW packages will be installed: python2.3 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/2800kB of archives. After unpacking 9613kB of additional disk space will be used. Selecting previously deselected package python2.3. (Reading database ... 225960 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking python2.3 (from .../python2.3_2.3.5-14_i386.deb) ... Setting up python2.3 (2.3.5-14) ... pycentral: pycentral rtinstall: installed runtime python2.3 not found pycentral rtinstall: installed runtime python2.3 not found dpkg: error processing python2.3 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: python2.3 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I'm using deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe multiverse in sources.list, and $ apt-cache policy python2.3 python2.3: Installed: 2.3.5-14 Candidate: 2.3.5-14 Version table: *** 2.3.5-14 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com edgy/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: python2.3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed ** Tags added: edgy -- python2.3 not installable https://launchpad.net/bugs/58062 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
