My problem solved and probably not relevant to this bug but here's the solution as I am quoting from my post to Ubuntu forums"
I solved this with the help of my local users group, NMGLUG. I'm posting the solution as it was written to me. I knew that dpkg was choking on python-central but didn't know how to get past it. I ran and re-ran the commands below, a little differently. I ran "dpkg -P python-central" and when that completed I ran: "apt-get install python-central" the package installed and then the upgrade continued on its own in terminal. It borked at another python package so I did the same thing for that one and it installed the package but no further running of the upgrade. I then ran the commands below for apt-get, ran update manager and synaptic, screwed up some permissions and fixed those (don't have a clue how that happened! I wasn't setting permissions) It all works, everything! >From my group: "If it's still the timidity and python-central errors, try purging those packages: dpkg -P timidity dpkg -P python-central You might have to purge a few dependencies, too. Then: dpkg --configure -a That's the basic idea anyway for a way to correct this problem that has worked for me in the past. Once the configure completes successfully, I'd try: apt-get -f install until it does nothing, then finish the upgrade: apt-get dist-upgrade repeatedly until it is done. After all that, reinstall timidity and python-central if you need them." -- dpkg: ../../src/packages.c:265: process_queue: Assertion `!queue.length' failed. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/236047 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
