ubuntu tweak wont launch, uninstall or reinstall getting frustrated

**crazymonkey05** · November 13th, 2013

well ive tried everything guys and my ubuntu tweak app is just broken. when it starts i get the splash logo then it closes.
when i go to uninstall i get this

Code:

E: ubuntu-tweak: unable to securely remove '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ubuntutweak/settings/compizsettings.py': Not a directory

and when i reinstall i get this

Code:

Removing ubuntu-tweak ...dpkg: error processing ubuntu-tweak (--remove):
 unable to securely remove '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ubuntutweak/settings/compizsettings.py': Not a directory
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ubuntu-tweak
Error in function:

any help is appriciated, thanks

**fantab** · November 13th, 2013

Try

Code:

sudo -i
dpkg --purge ubuntu-tweak
apt-get remove --purge ubuntu-tweak
apt-get clean
apt-get autoremove
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
exit

Make sure 'ubuntu-tweak' is the correct name, if its not then use the correct name.

**crazymonkey05** · November 13th, 2013

ok so i did as you said and it got to the second command

Code:

dpkg --purge ubuntu-tweak

and the return output was this:

Code:

root@ricky-945G-M3:~# dpkg --purge ubuntu-tweak
(Reading database ... 212313 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ubuntu-tweak ...
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-tweak (--purge):
 unable to securely remove '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ubuntutweak/settings/compizsettings.py': Not a directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ubuntu-tweak

**fantab** · November 14th, 2013

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

You may not have enough disk space, post the output of:

Code:

df -h

I suspect you may have accumulated unused and older kernels. If that is the case, then remove unused kernels with Synaptic Package manager, if you have it installed or:

Code:

sudo dpkg -l linux-* | awk '/^ii/{ print $2}' | grep -v -e `uname -r | cut -f1,2 -d"-"` | grep -e [0-9] | xargs sudo apt-get -y purge

EDIT: Before you run the above command make sure you are booting with the latest kernel.
Check with:

Code:

uname -r

dpkg: error processing ubuntu-tweak (--purge):
unable to securely remove '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ubuntutweak/settings/compizsettings.py': Not a directory

Remove it manually:
Open Nautilus as root, navigate yourslef to '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages' find an delete 'ubuntutweak'.

**crazymonkey05** · November 15th, 2013

thanks so much i removed the files manually and then removed all links with Synapse now i have it re-installed and fully functional, thanks again ill mark it as solved