package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Please open a new report about the bug you mentioned in the description

(https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Reporting_non-crash_hardware_and_desktop_application_bugs)

It was "a marker instead of cursor comes on my screen now and then".

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

The relevant log:

```
Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5_all.deb ...
import: unable to open image `sys': Is a directory @ error/blob.c/OpenBlob/2712.
from: can't read /var/mail/os
from: can't read /var/mail/os.path
/usr/bin/pyclean: 29: /usr/bin/pyclean: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
```

So this looks like a problem of pyclean or a broken system. Reassigning to python-minimal (source python-defaults) which ships pyclean.

Thanks Bejamin for sharing the details. :D

Best,
Shubham

On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 4:35 PM Benjamin Drung <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better.
>
> The relevant log:
>
> ```
> Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5_all.deb ...
> import: unable to open image `sys': Is a directory @
> error/blob.c/OpenBlob/2712.
> from: can't read /var/mail/os
> from: can't read /var/mail/os.path
> /usr/bin/pyclean: 29: /usr/bin/pyclean: Syntax error: word unexpected
> (expecting ")")
> ```
>
> So this looks like a problem of pyclean or a broken system. Reassigning
> to python-minimal (source python-defaults) which ships pyclean.
>
> ** Package changed: apport (Ubuntu) => python-defaults (Ubuntu)
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1660053
>
> Title:
> package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
>
> Status in python-defaults package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35
> Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64
> ApportLog:
> ERROR: apport (pid 11367) Fri Jan 27 04:11:51 2017: called for pid
> 10831, signal 11, core limit 0
> ERROR: apport (pid 11367) Fri Jan 27 04:11:51 2017: executable:
> /usr/lib/firefox/plugin-container (command line
> "/usr/lib/firefox/plugin-container
> /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so -greomni
> /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja -appomni /usr/lib/firefox/browser/omni.ja -appdir
> /usr/lib/firefox/browser 2196 true plugin")
> ERROR: apport (pid 11367) Fri Jan 27 04:11:51 2017: executable version
> is blacklisted, ignoring
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
> Architecture: amd64
> CrashReports:
> 644:0:116:0:2017-01-26 21:26:16.589169125 +0530:2017-01-26
> 21:26:16.589169125 +0530:/var/crash/bluefish-data.0.upload
> 640:0:116:204816:2017-01-26 21:26:15.569168806 +0530:2017-01-26
> 21:26:16.569168806 +0530:/var/crash/bluefish-data.0.crash
> 600:0:116:159472:2017-01-28 22:32:36.371843338 +0530:2017-01-28
> 22:32:37.371843338 +0530:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
> 600:109:116:0:2017-01-27 03:37:06.746315169 +0530:2017-01-27
> 03:37:06.746315169 +0530:/var/crash/bluefish-data.0.uploaded
> Date: Sat Jan 28 22:32:37 2017
> ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit
> status 2
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-04 (54 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20160719)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
> apt 1.2.19
> SourcePackage: apport
> Title: package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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