[SOLVED] Update manager not working: python errors.

[mattydee]

I am running 7.10 and the update manager doesn't work. Nothing happens when I select it from the menu, and when I run it from the command line, I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 32, in <module>
    from UpdateManager.UpdateManager import UpdateManager
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 59, in <module>
    import dbus
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/__init__.py", line 96, in <module>
    from dbus._dbus import Bus, SystemBus, SessionBus, StarterBus
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/_dbus.py", line 45, in <module>
    from dbus.bus import BusConnection
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/bus.py", line 22, in <module>
    import logging
  File "logging/__init__.py", line 29, in <module>
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so: invalid ELF header
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport_python_hook.py", line 36, in apport_excepthook
    from cStringIO import StringIO
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so: invalid ELF header

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 32, in <module>
    from UpdateManager.UpdateManager import UpdateManager
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 59, in <module>
    import dbus
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/__init__.py", line 96, in <module>
    from dbus._dbus import Bus, SystemBus, SessionBus, StarterBus
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/_dbus.py", line 45, in <module>
    from dbus.bus import BusConnection
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/bus.py", line 22, in <module>
    import logging
  File "logging/__init__.py", line 29, in <module>
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so: invalid ELF header

Something seems wrong with python...

[zenwalker]

Seems like a problem with Python or Update manager.

Just update that package by first updating u r local cahche to the correct repo of ubuntu

[mattydee]

Seems like a problem with Python or Update manager.

I'm pretty sure the problem is with python since the printers settings module gives me a similar error.

Just update that package by first updating u r local cahche to the correct repo of ubuntu

I'm not sure how to do that, but I can update fine using apt-get or synaptic. I would just like to solve this python(2.5) problem though and get everything working.

Thanks

[zenwalker]

Launch syanptic, update the cache using Reload. After things completed, update ur python package.

Make sure u r using correct repo links to u r Ubuntu ver. Check in /etc/apt/source.lst file i guess.

[iaculallad]

Could you try this one:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-cache search python | grep 2.5

does it show you any error?

[mattydee]

Could you try this one:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-cache search python | grep 2.5

does it show you any error?

Doesn't seem to show any errors:

python-dbg - Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 2.5)
idle-python2.5 - An IDE for Python (v2.5) using Tkinter
python2.5 - An interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 2.5)
python2.5-dbg - Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 2.5)
python2.5-dev - Header files and a static library for Python (v2.5)
python2.5-doc - Documentation for the high-level object-oriented language Python (v2.5)
python2.5-examples - Examples for the Python language (v2.5)
python2.5-minimal - A minimal subset of the Python language (version 2.5)

[iaculallad]

Could you post the message this gives you:

sudo apt-cache search python

[iaculallad]

Execute sudo apt-get update if it prompts you an error