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update-python-modules: error: /usr/share/python-support/k3d.dirs does not exist

Asked by sang69

Hi,

Im new to linux, so bear with me if my question is completely stupid. I cannot upgrade my system, it shows that there are upgrades and i get this annoying error which i have been failing to get rid of for weeks:

when i do apt-get upgrade i get:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Setting up k3d (0.6.7.0-2build3) ...
Usage: update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package_directory [...]
       update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package.dirs [...]
       update-python-modules [-v] [-a|-f]

update-python-modules: error: /usr/share/python-support/k3d.dirs does not exist
dpkg: error processing k3d (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 k3d
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This is driving me nuts, could somebody please help me?

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sang69 (snkhwazi) said : 		#1

1 more thing, im using ubuntu 8.04

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#2

Hi :)

When you bootup do you get to a menu with lots of Ubuntu options and possibly a "mem-test"? Select the Ubuntu option that has "recovery mode" at the end of the line, it should be the 2nd option. Try the "dpkg fix broken packages", the other options except "root" and "fix x-server" (graphics) are also worth trying, while you're there.

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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sang69 (snkhwazi) said : 		#3

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your suggestion. I've tried it several times, and its failed. Same error appears even inside recovery mode???

Any other suggestions you may have?

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Torsten Spindler (tspindler) said : 		#4

I would suggest to uninstall k3d. Let us know if this helps or the problem went away anyway.

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mfauzirahman (mfauzirahman) said : 		#5

Any update? Problem solved?

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sang69 (snkhwazi) said : 		#6

Uninstalled k3d,
and after restarting several times in recovery mode, and getting it to fix itself, running some more updates the problem disappeared...??? Quite disappointed with my ubuntu.

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Your question #67464 on apt in Ubuntu changed:
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mfauzirahman proposed the following answer:
Any update? Problem solved?

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mfauzirahman (mfauzirahman) said : 		#7

I don't what have you done before.
Mine is working fine even running on 12.o4 alpha2

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mfauzirahman (mfauzirahman) said : 		#8

How can we close this question?
It pending since 2009?

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sang69 (snkhwazi) said : 		#9

Sorry it took so long, in the end i did a re-installation.