That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml
** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Invalid
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Title:
package apport 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
i am getting following error: when i am trying to install anything
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
apport
The following packages will be upgraded:
apport
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 410 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/121 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 291353 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.20.4-0ubuntu4_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
/var/cache/apt/archives/apport_2.20.4-0ubuntu4_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Error: Timeout was reached
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg exited unexpectedly
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: apport 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-51.54-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-51-generic x86_64
ApportLog:
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
AptOrdering:
apport:amd64: Install
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
644:0:116:0:2017-05-20 07:24:12.658019135 +0530:2017-05-20
07:24:12.658019135 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_pyclean.0.upload
640:0:116:60537:2017-05-20 07:24:09.354035139 +0530:2017-05-20
07:24:10.354035139 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_pyclean.0.crash
600:0:116:1700582:2017-05-20 07:23:00.490636348 +0530:2017-05-20
07:23:01.490636348 +0530:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
640:0:116:14562:2017-05-20 07:23:00.998641622 +0530:2017-05-20
07:23:00.998641622 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_pycompile.0.crash
Date: Sat May 20 07:23:00 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-05 (75 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
(20170215.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
apt 1.4
SourcePackage: apport
Title: package apport 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-05-18 (1 days ago)
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