Here's the output when I attempt to do this: topyli@tomcat:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall python3 [sudo] password for topyli: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: python-virtkey Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: python3-minimal python3.2 python3.2-minimal Suggested packages: python3-doc python3-tk python3.2-doc binfmt-support The following NEW packages will be installed: python3 The following packages will be upgraded: python3-minimal python3.2 python3.2-minimal 3 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 63 not upgraded. 22 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 41.4 kB/4,292 kB of archives. After this operation, 213 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get:1 http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/ precise/main lsb-release all 4.0-0ubuntu20 [10.7 kB] Get:2 http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/ precise-proposed/main python3 i386 3.2.3-0ubuntu1.2 [30.7 kB] Fetched 41.4 kB in 0s (50.9 kB/s) (Reading database ... 317138 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace lsb-release 4.0-0ubuntu20 (using .../lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20_all.deb) ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr EOFError: EOF read where not expected dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr EOFError: EOF read where not expected dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 34, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \ EOFError: EOF read where not expected dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Preparing to replace python3.2 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.2 (using .../python3.2_3.2.3-0ubuntu3.3_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement python3.2 ... Preparing to replace python3.2-minimal 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.2 (using .../python3.2-minimal_3.2.3-0ubuntu3.3_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement python3.2-minimal ... Preparing to replace python3-minimal 3.2.3-0ubuntu1 (using .../python3-minimal_3.2.3-0ubuntu1.2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement python3-minimal ... Selecting previously unselected package python3. Unpacking python3 (from .../python3_3.2.3-0ubuntu1.2_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) topyli@tomcat:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages have been kept back: linux-generic-pae linux-headers-generic-pae linux-image-generic-pae The following packages will be upgraded: accountsservice alsa-utils apparmor appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 apt apt-transport-https apt-utils aptdaemon aptdaemon-data consolekit dosfstools gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-fuse gvfs-libs indicator-appmenu jockey-common jockey-gtk libaccountsservice0 libappindicator3-1 libapt-inst1.4 libasound2 libck-connector0 libcroco3 libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-bin libglib2.0-data libgnutls26 libnm-gtk-common libnm-gtk0 libpam-ck-connector libunity-2d-private0 libwildmidi-config libwildmidi1 linux-firmware linux-firmware-nonfree lsb-release multiarch-support openssl phonon-backend-gstreamer python-apt python-apt-common python-aptdaemon python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets python-aptdaemon.gtkwidgets python-aptdaemon.pkcompat sessioninstaller telepathy-gabble unity-2d-common unity-2d-shell unity-2d-spread unity-scope-video-remote xkb-data xserver-xorg-video-intel 60 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. 26 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/38.0 MB of archives. After this operation, 44.0 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Extracting templates from packages: 100% Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 317174 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace lsb-release 4.0-0ubuntu20 (using .../lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20.2_all.deb) ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr EOFError: EOF read where not expected dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 32, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, getver, vrepr EOFError: EOF read where not expected dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20.2_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 34, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \ EOFError: EOF read where not expected dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Preparing to replace apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10 (using .../apt_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.11_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement apt ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/lsb-release_4.0-0ubuntu20.2_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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