It looks like python-crypto is an innocent victim in this case:
Setting up python-crypto (2.4.1-1) ...
/share/info/Octave-FAQ.info.gz (Octave-FAQ.info.gz) in auto mode.
dpkg-query: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 26097 package
'gtk2-engines':
`Depends' field, invalid package name `libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0$': character `$' not
allowed (only letters, digits and characters `-+._')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 290, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 263, in main
options.force, options.optimize, e_patterns)
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 155, in compile
for fn, versions_to_compile in filter_files(files, e_patterns, versions):
File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 110, in filter_files
for fn in files:
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/files.py", line 77, in filter_out_ext
for fn in files:
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/namespace.py", line 77, in
add_namespace_files
for fn in files:
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/files.py", line 69, in filter_public
for fn in files:
File "/usr/share/python/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package
raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of python-crypto
dpkg: error processing python-crypto (--configure):
Please attach a copy of /var/lib/dpkg/status to the bug to assist with
triage.
** Package changed: python-crypto (Ubuntu) => gtk2-engines (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: gtk2-engines (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990682
Title:
package python-crypto 2.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 1
Status in “gtk2-engines” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
ocurred during 1st time reboot after 12.04 LTS upgrade
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: python-crypto 2.4.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 28 10:30:30 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script
returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
SourcePackage: python-crypto
Title: package python-crypto 2.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (0 days ago)
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