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python3.6 package

update-alternatives: error: cannot stat file '/usr/bin/python3.6': Too many levels of symbolic links

Bug #1953668 reported by Sid Rajput
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Bug Description

trying to upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: tar 1.29b-2ubuntu0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-142.146~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-142-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 8 22:33:18 2021
DuplicateSignature:
 package:tar:1.29b-2ubuntu0.2
 Setting up tar (1.29b-2ubuntu0.2) ...
 update-alternatives: error: cannot stat file '/usr/bin/python3.6': Too many levels of symbolic links
 dpkg: error processing package tar (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-17 (631 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20190227)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.7
 apt 1.2.35
SourcePackage: tar
Title: package tar 1.29b-2ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2021-12-08 (0 days ago)

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Sid Rajput (sid-8802) wrote :
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Sid Rajput (sid-8802) wrote :

not able to upgrade to latest version.

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Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote : Bug is not a security issue

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

affects: ubuntu → python3.6 (Ubuntu)
information type: Private Security → Public
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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