Debian 9 Upgrading mailman Installed: 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u6 Candidate: 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u7 apt update apt upgrade errors Fetched 6,748 kB in 0s (12.4 MB/s) Reading changelogs... Done Preconfiguring packages ... File "/var/lib/mailman/bin/list_lists", line 75 except getopt.error, msg: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax (Reading database ... 99804 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../00-mailman_1%3a2.1.23-1+deb9u7_amd64.deb ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/00-mailman_1%3a2.1.23-1+deb9u7_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 File "/var/lib/mailman/bin/list_lists", line 75 except getopt.error, msg: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax File "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/update", line 107 print C_('Fixing language templates: %(listname)s') ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Preparing to unpack .../01-python-pil_4.0.0-4+deb9u3_amd64.deb ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/01-python-pil_4.0.0-4+deb9u3_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \ File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in <module> from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ConfigParser' dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Preparing to unpack .../02-python-imaging_4.0.0-4+deb9u3_all.deb ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/02-python-imaging_4.0.0-4+deb9u3_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \ File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in <module> from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ConfigParser' dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Preparing to unpack .../03-python-lxml_3.7.1-1+deb9u4_amd64.deb ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/03-python-lxml_3.7.1-1+deb9u4_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \ File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in <module> from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ConfigParser' dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Preparing to unpack .../04-python-xdg_0.25-4+deb9u1_all.deb ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ... File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 except (IOError, OSError), e: ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/04-python-xdg_0.25-4+deb9u1_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \ File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in <module> from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ConfigParser' dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/00-mailman_1%3a2.1.23-1+deb9u7_amd64.deb /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/01-python-pil_4.0.0-4+deb9u3_amd64.deb /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/02-python-imaging_4.0.0-4+deb9u3_all.deb /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/03-python-lxml_3.7.1-1+deb9u4_amd64.deb /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-vEhtzR/04-python-xdg_0.25-4+deb9u1_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Thanks
That does not look like error in ISPConfig. The updated files have syntax errors. Unless the files had broken download the system maybe is missing some interpreter? What show commands Code: apt policy mailman lsb_release -a apt update
Hello @Taleman , thank you for your response. Code: :~# apt policy mailman mailman: Installed: 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u6 Candidate: 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u7 Version table: 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u7 500 500 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates/main amd64 Packages *** 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u6 100 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u5 500 500 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 Packages :~# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.13 (stretch) Release: 9.13 Codename: stretch :~# apt update Hit:1 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates InRelease Ign:2 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian stretch InRelease Hit:3 http://dl.hhvm.com/debian stretch InRelease Hit:4 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian stretch-updates InRelease Ign:5 http://packages.prosody.im/debian stretch InRelease Hit:6 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian stretch Release Reading package lists... Done
Sounds like your python environment is messed up. That class is provided by: Code: # dpkg -S /usr/lib/python2.7/ConfigParser.py libpython2.7-minimal:amd64: /usr/lib/python2.7/ConfigParser.py You might check what version(s) of python you have installed, and maybe force reinstall the libpython2.7-minimal package (if the package tools are working enough to do so).
Hello @Jesse Norell , thank you very much for your response. Output Code: :~# dpkg -S /usr/lib/python2.7/ConfigParser.py libpython2.7-minimal:amd64: /usr/lib/python2.7/ConfigParser.py The "problem" is that install operations on apt are blocked for mailman error. Then, i can't do apt-get install --reinstall libpython2.7-minimal. Thanks
I agree with @Jesse Norell , python probably is somehow broken. Have you changed python version? Has some python package been removed? What shows Code: apt policy libpython2.7-minimal dpkg --print-architecture You can put mailman in hold, so it is not updated, or remove the mailman package. Removing without purge does not remove the configuration files so it is easy to install it back when errors are sorted out. Read how hold is done and undone in chapter 4.2.3. Checking packages status from Stretch Release Notes: https://www.debian.org/releases/stretch/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html#review-actions
Thank you @Taleman . Code: :~# apt policy libpython2.7-minimal libpython2.7-minimal: Installed: 2.7.13-2+deb9u5 Candidate: 2.7.13-2+deb9u5 Version table: *** 2.7.13-2+deb9u5 500 500 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.7.13-2+deb9u3 500 500 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 Packages :~# dpkg --print-architecture amd64 I will test with remove and install mailman. Thank you very much.
Depending on how important mailman is and the time you can have it down to fix things, you may want to make a backup before removing it.
I found out that in the past, admins compiled by hand python 3.8 then Code: :/etc/alternatives# ls -lah python lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Feb 22 2021 python -> /usr/local/bin/python3.8 I solved with Code: update-alternatives --config python I choosed 2.7 Thank you @Jesse Norell and @Taleman
