---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Torrance <jtorrance(a)slingshot.co.nz> Date: 27 November 2010 23:49 Subject: help please To: wlug-owner(a)list.waikato.ac.nz I sent this request for help but it was bounced for some reason. I have been unable to update my ubuntu - when using the command line, I get the following errors. Could someone help me please Cheers John warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 61945 package 'flyback': error in Version string '0.6.1_r111-1': invalid character in version number Setting up python-wxgtk2.8 (2.8.11.0-0ubuntu4) ... Compiling /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_controls.py ... SyntaxError: ("keyword can't be an expression", ('/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_controls.py', 5089, None, 'Data = property(GetData,SetData<doc="See `GetData` and `SetData`") \n')) pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (429) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (429) dpkg: error processing python-wxgtk2.8 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-wxversion: python-wxversion depends on python-wxgtk2.8 (>= 2.8.6.1-0ubuntu2) | python-wxgtk2.6 (>= 2.6.3.2.2-1ubuntu2); however: Package python-wxgtk2.8 is not configured yet. Package python-wxgtk2.6 is not installed. dpkg: error processing python-wxversion (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-wxtools: python-wxtools depends on python-wxgtk2.8; however: Package python-wxgtk2.8 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-wxtools (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-wxgtk2.8-dbg: python-wxgtk2.8-dbg depends on python-wxgtk2.8 (= 2.8.11.0-0ubuntu4); however: Package python-wxgtk2.8 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-wxgtk2.8-dbg (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Errors were encountered while processing: python-wxgtk2.8 python-wxversion python-wxtools python-wxgtk2.8-dbg E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- Disclaimer: By sending an email to any of my addresses you are agreeing that: 1. I am by definition, "the intended recipient" 2. All information in the email is mine to do with as I see fit and make such financial profit, political mileage, or good joke as it lends itself to. 3. I may take the contents as representing the views of your company. 4. This overrides any disclaimer or statement of confidentiality that may be included on your message.