Error when updating Kubuntu 15.4

[pinstripedtie2]

Hello, I just installed Kubuntu 15.4 this weekend and have had two updates come across.
Both times I tried to update, I got an ERROR message and it said the files could not be
downloaded or something like that.

What could be wrong with this? I did not change or edit the repositories in any way. In fact,
I hadn't done much of anything other than to change the desktop background.

My puter is an MSI with an AMD FX - 4300 quad core processor - 8gigs mem - 128 Crucial SSD

Have had fluky things going on with the system already, besides the above. One time I booted
up and there was no volume adjustment. Also, the entire system crashed once with sound going
into repeat mode. Had to do hard reboot.

[oldos2er]

We need to know why the files cannot be downloaded. Can you please run the following in a konsole, and copy/paste all the output here?
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

[pinstripedtie2]

Here it is... PLUS, when I came home tonight and booted the system, It froze at the black screen, prior to reaching the desktop.


:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for ronny:
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid InRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports InRelease
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid Release.gpg
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security Release.gpg [933 B]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates Release.gpg [933 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports Release.gpg
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security Release [63.5 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid Release
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates Release [63.5 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports Release
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/main Sources [44.8 kB]
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/restricted Sources [2,792 B]
Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/universe Sources [18.0 kB]
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/multiverse Sources [1,966 B]
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/main amd64 Packages [119 kB]
Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/main Sources [90.8 kB]
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/restricted amd64 Packages [10.4 kB]
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/restricted Sources [3,687 B]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/universe amd64 Packages [57.1 kB]
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/universe Sources [40.4 kB]
Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/multiverse Sources [1,966 B]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [5,195 B]
Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/main amd64 Packages [208 kB]
Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/main i386 Packages [119 kB]
Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [13.1 kB]
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/restricted i386 Packages [10.2 kB]
Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/universe amd64 Packages [111 kB]
Get:22 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/universe i386 Packages [57.1 kB]
Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [5,195 B]
Get:24 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/main i386 Packages [206 kB]
Get:25 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/multiverse i386 Packages [5,383 B]
Get:26 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/main Translation-en [63.4 kB]
Get:27 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/restricted i386 Packages [12.8 kB]
Get:28 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/multiverse Translation-en [2,246 B]
Get:29 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/universe i386 Packages [112 kB]
Get:30 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/restricted Translation-en [2,607 B]
Get:31 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [5,383 B]
Get:32 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/main Translation-en [102 kB]
Get:33 http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security/universe Translation-en [35.3 kB]
Get:34 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/multiverse Translation-en [2,246 B]
Get:35 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/restricted Translation-en [2,969 B]
Get:36 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates/universe Translation-en [65.3 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/main i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/main i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid/universe Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/universe Translation-en
Fetched 1,666 kB in 9s (177 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-headers-3.19.0-30 linux-headers-3.19.0-30-generic
linux-image-3.19.0-30-generic linux-image-extra-3.19.0-30-generic
4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 65.4 MB of archives.
After this operation, 1,024 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-updates/main linux-image-3.19.0-30-gene
ric amd64 3.19.0-30.34 [16.9 MB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-updates/main linux-headers-3.19.0-30 al
l 3.19.0-30.34 [9,339 kB]
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-updates/main linux-headers-3.19.0-30-ge
neric amd64 3.19.0-30.34 [760 kB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-updates/main linux-image-extra-3.19.0-3
0-generic amd64 3.19.0-30.34 [38.5 MB]
Fetched 65.4 MB in 4min 23s (248 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 167204 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-3.19.0-30-generic_3.19.0-30.34_amd64.deb ...
Done.
Unpacking linux-image-3.19.0-30-generic (3.19.0-30.34) over (3.19.0-30.33) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmlinu
z-3.19.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmlinuz
-3.19.0-30-generic
Preparing to unpack .../linux-headers-3.19.0-30_3.19.0-30.34_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-3.19.0-30 (3.19.0-30.34) over (3.19.0-30.33) ...
Preparing to unpack .../linux-headers-3.19.0-30-generic_3.19.0-30.34_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-3.19.0-30-generic (3.19.0-30.34) over (3.19.0-30.33) ...
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-extra-3.19.0-30-generic_3.19.0-30.34_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-extra-3.19.0-30-generic (3.19.0-30.34) over (3.19.0-30.33) ...
Setting up apport (2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 39, in <module>
from debpython.option import Option, compile_regexpr
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 43, in <module>
class Option(optparse.Option):
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 45, in Option
TYPE_CHECKER = copy(optparse.Option.TYPE_CHECKER)
AttributeError: class Option has no attribute 'TYPE_CHECKER'
dpkg: error processing package apport (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-kde:
apport-kde depends on apport (>= 0.41); however:
Package apport is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package apport-kde (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-image-3.19.0-30-generic (3.19.0-30.34) ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a
previous failure.
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(3.19.0-30.33 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(3.19.0-30.33 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vml
inuz-3.19.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmli
nuz-3.19.0-30-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.1
9.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/
vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmli
nuz-3.19.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmlin
uz-3.19.0-30-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no
longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-15-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
Setting up linux-headers-3.19.0-30 (3.19.0-30.34) ...
Setting up linux-headers-3.19.0-30-generic (3.19.0-30.34) ...
Setting up linux-image-extra-3.19.0-30-generic (3.19.0-30.34) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vml
inuz-3.19.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmli
nuz-3.19.0-30-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.1
9.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/
vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmli
nuz-3.19.0-30-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-30-generic /boot/vmlin
uz-3.19.0-30-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no
longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-15-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
Errors were encountered while processing:
apport
apport-kde
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)



I also just tried installing synaptic/Muon package manager and it erred out!

[Bashing-om]

pinstripedtie2; Hello;

The package manager is advising problems in relation to "apport" .
As a 1st poke at the problem, what results:


sudo apt-get install --reinstall apport apport-kde

Keep in mind that apport is the crash reporting utility, and in a stable release crash reporting has no value and the utility should be disabled.
That control file is /etc/default/apport
and the field that says enabled=1 change it to enabled=0 to disable Apport crash reporting.
You do not want to remove the utility, as it serves many other purposes .

We see what results with the attempt to --reinstall, and take the matter up from there.



ain't nothing but a thing

[pinstripedtie2]

Hi, here is the result:

$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall apport apport-kde
[sudo] password for ronny:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
E: Internal Error, No file name for apport:amd64


Ok... this is what I tried: gedit /etc/default/apport
which brought up the file and I changed it to 0 , but it said I do not have permission.
So, later... then I thought I'd try sudo gedit /etc/default/apport
and it did change it with a string of errors in the konsole. (forgot to copy them before closing)

But now I went to install Audacity from the Muon Discover prog. and it gave me a big red error prompt / pop-up.

Wow... now after starting Audacity, my desktop is going wacky!
I click the taskbar tab to the program to minimize and it takes
three times to do so. Then it starts doing other really wacky things.

Maybe I should try re-installing. I hate to do this... but I have not
had to much luck with many distros of late. Mint ran good for a
few months and started acting up... though not as bad as this
distro is.

[Bashing-om]

pinstripedtie2; Strange that ;

Ok, let's take a gander and see what a status might be:


apt-cache policy apport
apt-cache policy apport-kde


Until such time as we can get update and upgrade to run clean, will not be able to install any other applications.



what does it take



to get a package manager



satisfied

[pinstripedtie2]

Here is the output of your code:

~$ apt-cache policy apport
apport:
Installed: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
Candidate: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
Version table:
*** 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-updates/main amd64 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-security/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.17.2-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
ronny@ronny-MS-7641:~$ apt-cache policy apport-kde
apport-kde:
Installed: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
Candidate: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
Version table:
*** 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-updates/universe amd64 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid-security/universe amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.17.2-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages

[Bashing-om]

pinstripedtie2; Hummm ...

I do not understand all I do not know ..... Not adding up huh ?
we have on one hand the package manager complaining :


E: Internal Error, No file name for apport:amd64

But the system says it is installed.

What does the package manager say about this matter ?


dpkg -l apport
dpkg -L apport
dpkg -l apport-kde


maybe what we have is a corrupted control file ?



sometimes I do wonder

[pinstripedtie2]

Here ya go!

~$ dpkg -l apport
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-================-=============-=============-=====================================
iF apport 2.17.2-0ubunt all automatically generate crash reports
ronny@ronny-MS-7641:~$ dokg -L apport
No command 'dokg' found, did you mean:
Command 'dpkg' from package 'dpkg' (main)
Command 'dog' from package 'sheepdog' (universe)
dokg: command not found
ronny@ronny-MS-7641:~$ dpkg -l apport-kde
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-================-=============-=============-=====================================
iU apport-kde 2.17.2-0ubunt all KDE frontend for the apport crash rep

[Bashing-om]

pinstripedtie2; Yeah ..

That helps;
Try:


sudo dpkg-reconfigure apport

If that completes ... same for apport-kde


sudo dpkg-reconfigure apport-kde


Maybe .. else I guess we can remove and re-install .




where there is a will there is a way

[pinstripedtie2]

I re-entered it before I thought you responded:


~$ dpkg -l apport
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-================-=============-=============-=====================================
iF apport 2.17.2-0ubunt all automatically generate crash reports
ronny@ronny-MS-7641:~$ dpkg -L apport
/.
/usr
/usr/share
/usr/share/apport
/usr/share/apport/apport
/usr/share/apport/gcc_ice_hook
/usr/share/apport/package-hooks
/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_linux.py
/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_linux-nexus7.py
/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_ubiquity.py
/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_apport.py
/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_debian-installer.py
/usr/share/apport/unkillable_shutdown
/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py
/usr/share/apport/general-hooks
/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/generic.py
/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu-gnome.py
/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/parse_segv.py
/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/cloud_archive.py
/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/clickinfo.py
/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/powerpc.py
/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py
/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/wayland_session.py
/usr/share/apport/apportcheckresume
/usr/share/apport/java_uncaught_exception
/usr/share/apport/kernel_oops
/usr/share/apport/package_hook
/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all
/usr/share/apport/recoverable_problem
/usr/share/apport/apport.jar
/usr/share/apport/kernel_crashdump
/usr/share/apport/root_info_wrapper
/usr/share/apport/testsuite
/usr/share/apport/testsuite/crash.class
/usr/share/apport/testsuite/crash.jar
/usr/share/apport/is-enabled
/usr/share/apport/iwlwifi_error_dump
/usr/share/apport/apport-checkreports
/usr/share/icons
/usr/share/icons/hicolor
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/apport.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48/mimetypes
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48/apps/apport.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32/mimetypes
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32/apps/apport.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64/mimetypes
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64/apps/apport.png
/usr/share/polkit-1
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/com.ubuntu.apport.policy
/usr/share/python
/usr/share/python/runtime.d
/usr/share/python/runtime.d/apport.rtupdate
/usr/share/mime
/usr/share/mime/packages
/usr/share/mime/packages/apport.xml
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/apport
/usr/share/doc/apport/symptoms.txt
/usr/share/doc/apport/README
/usr/share/doc/apport/crashdb-conf.txt.gz
/usr/share/doc/apport/copyright
/usr/share/doc/apport/NEWS.gz
/usr/share/doc/apport/package-hooks.txt.gz
/usr/share/man
/usr/share/man/man1
/usr/share/man/man1/apport-unpack.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/apport-cli.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/apport-bug.1.gz
/usr/bin
/usr/bin/apport-unpack
/usr/bin/apport-cli
/usr/bin/apport-bug
/usr/lib
/usr/lib/pm-utils
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/000record-status
/lib
/lib/udev
/lib/udev/rules.d
/lib/udev/rules.d/50-apport.rules
/etc
/etc/apport
/etc/apport/blacklist.d
/etc/apport/blacklist.d/apport
/etc/apport/blacklist.d/README.blacklist
/etc/apport/crashdb.conf
/etc/logrotate.d
/etc/logrotate.d/apport
/etc/init.d
/etc/init.d/apport
/etc/bash_completion.d
/etc/bash_completion.d/apport_completion
/etc/default
/etc/default/apport
/etc/init
/etc/init/apport.conf
/etc/cron.daily
/etc/cron.daily/apport
/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_linux-meta.py
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes/text-x-apport.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48/mimetypes/text-x-apport.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32/mimetypes/text-x-apport.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64/mimetypes/text-x-apport.png
/usr/share/doc/apport/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ubuntu-bug.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/apport-collect.1.gz
/usr/bin/ubuntu-bug
/usr/bin/apport-collect
ronny@ronny-MS-7641:~$ dpkg -l apport-kde
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-================-=============-=============-=====================================
iU apport-kde 2.17.2-0ubunt all KDE frontend for the apport crash rep

Find the output to both lines of code below:


pinstripedtie2; Yeah ..

That helps;
Try:


sudo dpkg-reconfigure apport


OUTPUT: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: apport is broken or not fully installed


If that completes ... same for apport-kde


sudo dpkg-reconfigure apport-kde


OUTPUT: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: apport-kde is broken or not fully installed


Maybe .. else I guess we can remove and re-install .



where there is a will there is a way

[Bashing-om]

pinstripedtie2; Well ..

With that many files I think it is a waste of time to hunt for the corrupted one(s).
Let's purge and reinstall !


sudo apt-get purge apport
sudo apt-get purge apport-kde
sudo apt-get install apport
sudo apt-get install apport-kde




how now brown cow

[pinstripedtie2]

~$ sudo apt-get purge apport
[sudo] password for ronny:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'apport' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up python-xdg (0.25-4) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 39, in <module>
from debpython.option import Option, compile_regexpr
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 43, in <module>
class Option(optparse.Option):
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 45, in Option
TYPE_CHECKER = copy(optparse.Option.TYPE_CHECKER)
AttributeError: class Option has no attribute 'TYPE_CHECKER'
dpkg: error processing package python-xdg (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-zeitgeist:
python-zeitgeist depends on python-xdg; however:
Package python-xdg is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python-zeitgeist (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of zeitgeist:
zeitgeist depends on python-zeitgeist; however:
Package python-zeitgeist is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package zeitgeist (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python-xdg
python-zeitgeist
zeitgeist
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ronny@ronny-MS-7641:~$ sudo apt-get purge apport-kde
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'apport-kde' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up python-xdg (0.25-4) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 39, in <module>
from debpython.option import Option, compile_regexpr
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 43, in <module>
class Option(optparse.Option):
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 45, in Option
TYPE_CHECKER = copy(optparse.Option.TYPE_CHECKER)
AttributeError: class Option has no attribute 'TYPE_CHECKER'
dpkg: error processing package python-xdg (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-zeitgeist:
python-zeitgeist depends on python-xdg; however:
Package python-xdg is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python-zeitgeist (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of zeitgeist:
zeitgeist depends on python-zeitgeist; however:
Package python-zeitgeist is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package zeitgeist (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python-xdg
python-zeitgeist
zeitgeist
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ronny@ronny-MS-7641:~$ sudo apt-get install apport
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
apport-gtk apport-kde
The following NEW packages will be installed:
apport
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/115 kB of archives.
After this operation, 762 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package apport.
(Reading database ... 182782 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5_all.deb ...
Unpacking apport (2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.14-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.3-1) ...
Unknown media type in type 'all/all'
Unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles'
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (219-7ubuntu6) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Setting up python-xdg (0.25-4) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 39, in <module>
from debpython.option import Option, compile_regexpr
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 43, in <module>
class Option(optparse.Option):
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 45, in Option
TYPE_CHECKER = copy(optparse.Option.TYPE_CHECKER)
AttributeError: class Option has no attribute 'TYPE_CHECKER'
dpkg: error processing package python-xdg (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-zeitgeist:
python-zeitgeist depends on python-xdg; however:
Package python-xdg is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python-zeitgeist (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of zeitgeist:
zeitgeist depends on python-zeitgeist; however:
Package python-zeitgeist is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package zeitgeist (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up apport (2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 39, in <module>
from debpython.option import Option, compile_regexpr
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 43, in <module>
class Option(optparse.Option):
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 45, in Option
TYPE_CHECKER = copy(optparse.Option.TYPE_CHECKER)
AttributeError: class Option has no attribute 'TYPE_CHECKER'
dpkg: error processing package apport (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for systemd (219-7ubuntu6) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
python-xdg
python-zeitgeist
zeitgeist
apport
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ronny@ronny-MS-7641:~$ sudo apt-get install apport-kde
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
apport-kde
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/17.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 214 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package apport-kde.
(Reading database ... 182865 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../apport-kde_2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5_all.deb ...
Unpacking apport-kde (2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58ubuntu1) ...
Setting up apport (2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 39, in <module>
from debpython.option import Option, compile_regexpr
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 43, in <module>
class Option(optparse.Option):
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 45, in Option
TYPE_CHECKER = copy(optparse.Option.TYPE_CHECKER)
AttributeError: class Option has no attribute 'TYPE_CHECKER'
dpkg: error processing package apport (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up python-xdg (0.25-4) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 39, in <module>
from debpython.option import Option, compile_regexpr
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 43, in <module>
class Option(optparse.Option):
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/option.py", line 45, in Option
TYPE_CHECKER = copy(optparse.Option.TYPE_CHECKER)
AttributeError: class Option has no attribute 'TYPE_CHECKER'
dpkg: error processing package python-xdg (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-zeitgeist:
python-zeitgeist depends on python-xdg; however:No apport report written because the er
ror message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.

Package python-xdg is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python-zeitgeist (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of zeitgeist:
zeitgeist depends on python-zeitgeist; however:
Package python-zeitgeist is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package zeitgeist (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-kde:
apport-kde depends on apport (>= 0.41); however:
Package apport is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package apport-kde (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written b
ecause MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
apport
python-xdg
python-zeitgeist
zeitgeist
apport-kde
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

By the way, I used UNetbootin to install this OS. Maybe I should try re-installing burning to a disk?

[Bashing-om]

pinstripedtie2; Welp ...

Looks like we just keep getting deeper. But I do not think of this as a bad install .
However; As much as I might like to solve this ,, a fresh install will be a quicker solution.

I am done in for this session .. we can pick this back up in my morn . Perhaps others can chime in with their guidance.



inquiring minds want to know

[pinstripedtie2]

Thank You for all your effort! I do appreciate you giving it your best. I will go ahead and re-download a fresh copy and burn it to disk tonight.

[Bashing-om]

pinstripedtie2; Hey !

Not at all or even close to my best .. We can put that .iso in our back pocket, and continue to trouble shoot this install .. And fix it.
It will take time and effort to make the package manager happy . If you have the time, I am more than willing. It is a puzzle, and doing these puzzles sure beats doing jig-saw puzzles !

We are presently prosecuting:


Package python-xdg is not configured yet.


We poke at that one, and see where it leads:


sudo dpkg-reconfigure python-xdg


The good news is that we do not see the package manager complaining about apport. (keep in mind we may/likely have to disable crash reporting once more) .



it is what it is



and the package manager does not lie

[pinstripedtie2]

Sorry to steal the fun out of it... but I actually did what I said I was going to do and re-downloaded and installed it.
It's now working fine. But when I went to re-install the first time, I got several messages saying something about
failed, failed, error, error... etc.

So I stopped it and restarted again and everything went fine from there. Weird! :confused:

[Bashing-om]

pinstripedtie2; Well ...


Any solution is better than no solution. The important thing is that you are up and no worse (maybe) for the wear .
I would be concerned:


But when I went to re-install the first time, I got several messages saying something about
failed, failed, error, error... etc.

So I stopped it and restarted again and everything went fine from there. Weird!

enough to run a SMART test on the hard drive(s).



just as an ounce of prevention

[pinstripedtie2]

Oh yah... that could be an issue. But I updated the SSD firmware not too long ago.