I am running Ubuntu Gnome 15.10, updated form 15.04 .
I have ignored errors while updating, perhaps I am paying the price now. Sorry if this post is full of irrelevant information, I really do not know what is pertinent.
The first time I realized I have a problem:
While trying to remove an ugly gtk3 theme that I had installed from gnome-look.org, I decided that tweak-tool might help. When I invoke it from the gui apps, it seems to try to load, the little circle the represents busy spins, then it goes away.
From the command lineI think I ignored that, went about my business, but when I tried to use Meld, it failed to run in a similar way. Had I used it since I upgraded? couldn't remember, so I tried to remove and install it.Code:$ sudo gnome-tweak-tool Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 563, in <module> main() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 545, in main known_paths = addusersitepackages(known_paths) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 272, in addusersitepackages user_site = getusersitepackages() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 247, in getusersitepackages user_base = getuserbase() # this will also set USER_BASE File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 237, in getuserbase USER_BASE = get_config_var('userbase') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 582, in get_config_var return get_config_vars().get(name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 528, in get_config_vars _init_posix(_CONFIG_VARS) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 412, in _init_posix from _sysconfigdata import build_time_vars File "/usr/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdata.py", line 6, in <module> from _sysconfigdata_nd import * ImportError: No module named _sysconfigdata_nd
It got worse, I recognized the "youtube-dl" business as one of the failures I had previously ignored ( Who cares about downloading Utube files?) , but I tried to delete that with similar results.Code:$ sudo apt-get remove meld Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: youtube-dl The following packages will be REMOVED: meld The following packages will be upgraded: youtube-dl 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/634 kB of archives. After this operation, 3,078 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y (Reading database ... 594953 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../youtube-dl_2016.01.27-1~webupd8~wily1_all.deb ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 563, in <module> main() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 545, in main known_paths = addusersitepackages(known_paths) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 272, in addusersitepackages user_site = getusersitepackages() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 247, in getusersitepackages user_base = getuserbase() # this will also set USER_BASE File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 237, in getuserbase USER_BASE = get_config_var('userbase') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 582, in get_config_var return get_config_vars().get(name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 528, in get_config_vars _init_posix(_CONFIG_VARS) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 412, in _init_posix from _sysconfigdata import build_time_vars File "/usr/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdata.py", line 6, in <module> from _sysconfigdata_nd import * ImportError: No module named _sysconfigdata_nd 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/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 563, in <module> main() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 545, in main known_paths = addusersitepackages(known_paths) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 272, in addusersitepackages user_site = getusersitepackages() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 247, in getusersitepackages user_base = getuserbase() # this will also set USER_BASE File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 237, in getuserbase USER_BASE = get_config_var('userbase') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 582, in get_config_var return get_config_vars().get(name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 528, in get_config_vars _init_posix(_CONFIG_VARS) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 412, in _init_posix from _sysconfigdata import build_time_vars File "/usr/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdata.py", line 6, in <module> from _sysconfigdata_nd import * ImportError: No module named _sysconfigdata_nd dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/youtube-dl_2016.01.27-1~webupd8~wily1_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 563, in <module> main() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 545, in main known_paths = addusersitepackages(known_paths) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 272, in addusersitepackages user_site = getusersitepackages() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 247, in getusersitepackages user_base = getuserbase() # this will also set USER_BASE File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 237, in getuserbase USER_BASE = get_config_var('userbase') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 582, in get_config_var return get_config_vars().get(name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 528, in get_config_vars _init_posix(_CONFIG_VARS) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 412, in _init_posix from _sysconfigdata import build_time_vars File "/usr/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdata.py", line 6, in <module> from _sysconfigdata_nd import * ImportError: No module named _sysconfigdata_nd dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/youtube-dl_2016.01.27-1~webupd8~wily1_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Two other things that may be relevant:
1) I recently had some system problems, reverted to an older kernel to get working again
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2312322
2) I installed python 2.7.11 and created a link to itI think the system will continue to use Python 2.7.10, although I don't think it makes a difference.Code:lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Jan 21 08:52 /usr/bin/python -> python2.7.11
I do not know where to start, can I purge all of the updates and recover? I can't find anything like the package manager in other versions of Ubuntu, you can view, add, remove repositories, etc.
Any help is appreciated.
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Originally Posted by RobertoRecordo
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