Temporary solution that worked for me: sudo mkdir /usr/share/hplip/ui5 sudo apt install --reinstall hplip hplip-data sudo apt install --reinstall python3
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python3-defaults in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1781420 Title: package python3 3.6.5-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4 Status in python3-defaults package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: "sudo apt upgrade" produced this output: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 4 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y Setting up python3 (3.6.5-3ubuntu1) ... running python rtupdate hooks for python3.6... E: py3compile:183: cannot create directory /usr/share/hplip/ui5/__pycache__: FileNotFoundError(2, 'No such file or directory') [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aboutdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aboutdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aligndialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aligndialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/cleandialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/cleandialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/colorcaldialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/colorcaldialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devicesetupdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devicesetupdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/deviceuricombobox.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr5.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr5_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr_ext.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabgrouptable.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabnametable.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabwindow.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabwindow_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/faxsetupdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/faxsetupdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/filetable.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/firmwaredialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/firmwaredialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/infodialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/infodialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/linefeedcaldialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/linefeedcaldialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/loadpapergroupbox.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/makecopiesdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/makecopiesdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/mimetypesdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/mimetypesdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/nodevicesdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/nodevicesdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindiagnose.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindiagnose_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pluginlicensedialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pluginlicensedialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pqdiagdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pqdiagdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printernamecombobox.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettings_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingsdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingsdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingstoolbox.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printtestpagedialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printtestpagedialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/queuesconf.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/readonlyradiobutton.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/sendfaxdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/sendfaxdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/settingsdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/settingsdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog_base5.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systemtray.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systrayframe.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systrayframe_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/ui_utils.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/upgradedialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/upgradedialog_base.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/wifisetupdialog.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/wifisetupdialog_base.py' error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data 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-update-manager: python3-update-manager depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: Package python3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package python3-update-manager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager: update-manager depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however: Package python3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package update-manager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for gnome-menus: gnome-menus depends on python3:any (>= 3.1~); however: Package python3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package gnome-menus (--configure): dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager-core: update-manager-core depends on python3:any (>= 3.2~); however: Package python3 is not configured yet. update-manager-core depends on python3-update-manager (= 1:18.04.11.3); however: Package python3-update-manager is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package update-manager-core (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Errors were encountered while processing: python3 python3-update-manager update-manager gnome-menus update-manager-core E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) --------------------- 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release: 18.04 2) I didn't specify a package, just did and apt update and apt upgrade 3) I expected it to work. 4) Instead of it working, I got the above error message. Minutes later I got a system error and followed the instructions to report it and that brought me here. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: python3 3.6.5-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-24.26-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jul 12 10:07:27 2018 ErrorMessage: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-27 (76 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 apt 1.6.2 SourcePackage: python3-defaults Title: package python3 3.6.5-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3-defaults/+bug/1781420/+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