Prey install screwed my system

Asked by Jack

Running Mint and just downloaded install Prey for ubuntu, Its now installed another graphics manager on top of cinnamon with the errors:

via:
COMMAND=/usr/bin/gdebi-gtk --non-interactive /home/x/Downloads/prey_1.6.1_i386.deb

And cinnamons crashed.

Jun 23 19:37:21 kernel: [ 2690.990182] traps: cinnamon[3040] trap int3 ip:7f965f697c13 sp:7ffe468798e0 error:0
Jun 23 19:37:23 kernel: [ 2693.394943] init: smbd main process (1261) killed by TERM signal
Jun 23 19:37:27 cinnamon-session[2391]: GLib-WARNING: t+2190.02047s: GError set over the top of a previous GError or uninitialized memory.#012This indicates a bug in someone's code. You must ensure an error is NULL before it's set.#012The overwriting error message was: Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/cinnamon-launcher" (No such file or directory)
Jun 23 19:37:27 Warlock cinnamon-session[2391]: CRITICAL: t+2190.02198s: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry....

The apt-get term.log looks bad:

Log started: 2016-06-23 19:37:13
(Reading database ... 217614 files and directories c
rrently installed.)
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 of alternatives
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update-alternatives: warning: alternative /lib/plymouth/themes/mint-text/mint-text.plymouth (part of link group text.plymouth) doesn't exist; removin
g from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /lib/plymouth/themes/no-text/no-text.plymouth (part of link group text.plymouth) doesn't exist; removing fr
om list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/text.plymouth is dangling; it will be updated with best choice
update-alternatives: using /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth to provide /lib/plymouth/themes/text.plymouth (text.plymouth) in aut
o mode
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /lib/plymouth/themes/mint-logo/mint-logo.plymouth (part of link group default.plymouth) doesn't exist; remo
ving from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /lib/plymouth/themes/no-logo/no-logo.plymouth (part of link group default.plymouth) doesn't exist; removing
 from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/default.plymouth is dangling; it will be updated with best choice
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
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dpkg: warning: while removing mintinstall, directory '/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/widgets' not empty so not removed
dpkg: warning: while removing mintinstall, directory '/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/AptClient' not empty so not removed
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dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
dpkg: warning: this is an essential package; it should not be removed
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 Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/mintsystem ...
   /etc/rc0.d/K20mintsystem
   /etc/rc1.d/K20mintsystem
   /etc/rc2.d/S20mintsystem
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smbd stop/waiting
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update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/gnome-terminal.wrapper to provide /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator (x-terminal-emulator) in auto mode
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dpkg: python: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 gconf2 depends on python:any.
 nmap depends on python:any.
 totem depends on python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2).
 python-protobuf depends on python:any (<< 2.8).
 python-protobuf depends on python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~).
 python-protobuf depends on python:any (<< 2.8).
 python-protobuf depends on python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~).
 python-six depends on python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~).
 python-six depends on python:any (<< 2.8).
 python-six depends on python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~).
 python-six depends on python:any (<< 2.8).
 python-urllib3 depends on python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~).
 python-urllib3 depends on python:any (<< 2.8).
 python-urllib3 depends on python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~).
 python-urllib3 depends on python:any (<< 2.8).
 python-pkg-resources depends on python:any (>= 2.7).
 python-pkg-resources depends on python:any (<< 2.8).
 python-pkg-resources depends on python:any (>= 2.7).
 python-pkg-resources depends on python:any (<< 2.8).

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/var/lib/dpkg/info/gconf2.postinst: 41: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gconf2.postinst: gconf-schemas: not found
dpkg: error processing package gconf2 (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
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Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.2-0ubuntu3) ...
Unknown media type in type 'all/all'
Unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/mms'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmst'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu'
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.3) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-32-generic
Warning: No support for locale: en_GB.utf8
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Processing 4 removed doc-base files...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gconf2
Log ended: 2016-06-23 19:38:03

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Jack (spicecloud18) said :
#1

I've reinstalled python and am reinstalling all the packages from "dpkg --get-selections". If anyone can shed any light on whats gone wrong?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#2

Mint is not supported by the Ubuntu community in any way. It's support community is entirely separate from Ubuntu's. I suggest you post on the Mint forum here:
https://forums.linuxmint.com

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