Looks like a upower bug: dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 36944 package 'libupower-glib3:amd64': 'Recommends' field, reference to 'upower': '>' is obsolete, use '>=' or '>>' instead dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 36944 package 'libupower-glib3:amd64': 'Recommends' field, reference to 'upower': version value starts with non-alphanumeric, suggest adding a space dpkg-query: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 36944 package 'libupower-glib3:amd64': 'Recommends' field, reference to 'upower': version contains ' ' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 289, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 262, in main options.force, options.optimize, e_patterns) File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 154, in compile for fn, versions_to_compile in filter_files(files, e_patterns, versions): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 109, 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-httplib2 dpkg: error processing package python-httplib2 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
** Package changed: python-httplib2 (Ubuntu) => upower (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - package python-httplib2 0.9.1+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 + Bad version in Recommends -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to upower in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1651041 Title: Bad version in Recommends Status in upower package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: not really sure what to say am a novice ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: python-httplib2 0.9.1+dfsg-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-53.74-generic 4.4.30 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Dec 18 23:25:18 2016 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-14 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: PackageArchitecture: all RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 apt 1.2.15ubuntu0.2 SourcePackage: python-httplib2 Title: package python-httplib2 0.9.1+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-12-19 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upower/+bug/1651041/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp