Have how tried your suggestion, here is the log: ian@nanny-ogg ~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall python-debian Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 3 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/57.6 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. (Reading database ... 501283 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace python-debian 0.1.21+nmu2ubuntu1 (using .../python-debian_0.1.21+nmu2ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement python-debian ... Setting up python-debian (0.1.21+nmu2ubuntu1) ... Setting up update-notifier-common (0.147.1) ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader", line 26, in <module> import debian.deb822 ImportError: No module named debian.deb822 dpkg: error processing update-notifier-common (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of flashplugin-installer: flashplugin-installer depends on update-notifier-common (>= 0.119ubuntu2); however: Package update-notifier-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up python-gtk2-dev (2.24.0-3ubuntu1) ... No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure. dpkg: error processing python-gtk2-dev (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: update-notifier-common flashplugin-installer python-gtk2-dev E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ian@nanny-ogg ~$ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1277331 Title: package update-notifier-common 0.147.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1277331/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs