A fix for either installation/removal is to add ", python2.3" (note the comma) to the "supported-versions" entry in /usr/share/python/debian_defaults:
$ cat /usr/share/python/debian_defaults [DEFAULT] default-version = python2.4 supported-versions = python2.4, python2.3 I can't tell for sure, but I'd guess that changing the file above before executing pycentral should fix the bug. See bug #58062 for further details. ** Bug 58186 has been marked a duplicate of this bug ** Bug 58062 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- Error during Dapper-->Edgy update https://launchpad.net/bugs/56779 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs