Discover Update Errors

[Cage72]

I have been having problems with Discover updating my system. Seems the problem revolves around Python3-apt update. Discover almost always fails to do the update because of the error created by the Python updater. I am running Kubuntu 18.04 and this problem has started this just recently.

dpkg: error processing package python3-apt (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
python3-update-manager
netplan.io
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt
nplan
unattended-upgrades
python3-distupgrade
update-manager-core
python3-apt
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Any help curing this problem would be greatly appreciated.

[Snowhog]

Open a konsole and type: sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

[Cage72]

Thanks Snowdog for the information. I ended up purging Python3 and reinstalling it along with Muon-Discover. I did try to do the distro upgrade but that failed also. Wasn't until I purged Python3 that I could do the disto upgrade to complete without error. I think something got corrupted with one of Pythons dependency's and creating the error. A note on this problem if you have to purge Pythin3 you will have to reinstall Muon-Discover along with FireFox if your are using it for your browser. Thanks again Snowdog for your suggestion, it was greatly appreciated.

[GreyGeek]

Install muon and use it instead of Discover.

[Cage72]

GreyGeek I have it installed but once discover fails the update the updates will not show up in Muon. Will try using it next time I get an update notice. By reinstalling Python3 it messed up my system and had to login from the terminal then startX. I had to do a restore using TimeShift to get things back to normal. I still have the same error trying to do a full upgrade. Back to the Python Error listed above.

[GreyGeek]

Discover Update Errors

Ignore Discover. Don’t use it. If necessary uninstall it.
Use these two commands:
sudo apt -f install
dodo dpkg —configure -a
Over and over several times to clean things up.
You may have to rebuild your apt cache

[Cage72]

Muon failed with same update problems. Tried your suggestions with failed also. Looks like a fresh install is going to be what is needed. Below is the results of attempted updates:

Results from Muon:

python3
installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4

python3-update-manager
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

netplan.io
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

nplan
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

unattended-upgrades
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

python3-distupgrade
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

ufw
dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed

Results from your suggestion:

update-manager-core
dependency problems - leaving unconfiguredReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-23 linux-headers-4.15.0-23-generic linux-image-4.15.0-23-generic
linux-modules-4.15.0-23-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-23-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
10 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up python3 (3.6.5-3ubuntu1) ...
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.6...
E: py3compile:183: cannot create directory /usr/share/hplip/ui5/__pycache__: FileNotFoundError(2, 'No such file or directory')
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aboutdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aboutdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aligndialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aligndialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/cleandialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/cleandialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/colorcaldialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/colorcaldialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devicesetupdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devicesetupdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/deviceuricombobox.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr5.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr5_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr_ext.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabgrouptable.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabnametable.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabwindow.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabwindow_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/faxsetupdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/faxsetupdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/filetable.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/firmwaredialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/firmwaredialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/infodialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/infodialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/linefeedcaldialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/linefeedcaldialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/loadpapergroupbox.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/makecopiesdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/makecopiesdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/mimetypesdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/mimetypesdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/nodevicesdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/nodevicesdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindiagnose.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindiagnose_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pluginlicensedialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pluginlicensedialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pqdiagdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pqdiagdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printernamecombobox.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettings_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingsdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingsdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingstoolbox.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printtestpagedialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printtestpagedialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/queuesconf.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/readonlyradiobutton.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/sendfaxdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/sendfaxdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/settingsdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/settingsdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog_base5.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systemtray.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systrayframe.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systrayframe_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/ui_utils.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/upgradedialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/upgradedialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/wifisetupdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/wifisetupdialog_base.py'
error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data
dpkg: error processing package python3 (--configure):
installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-update-manager:
python3-update-manager depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-update-manager (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of netplan.io:
netplan.io depends on python3; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package netplan.io (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-release-upgrader-core:
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core depends on python3:any (>= 3.2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt:
ubuntuNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
-release-upgrader-qt depends on ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (= 1:18.04.21); however:
Package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nplan:
nplan depends on netplan.io; however:
Package netplan.io is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nplan (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unattended-upgrades:
unattended-upgrades depends on python3; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package unattended-upgrades (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-distupgrade:
python3-distupgrade depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-distupgrade depends on python3-update-manager (>= 1:0.196.2~); however:
Package python3-update-manager is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-distupgrade (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for ufw:
ufw depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package ufw (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager-core:
update-manager-core depends on python3:any (>= 3.2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
update-manager-core depends on python3-update-manager (= 1:18.04.11.3); however:
Package python3-update-manager is not configured yet.
update-manager-core depends on ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (>= 1:18.04.9); however:
Package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package update-manager-core (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-apt:
python3-apt depends on python3 (<< 3.7); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-apt depends on python3 (>= 3.6~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-apt depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-apt (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
python3-update-manager
netplan.io
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt
nplan
unattended-upgrades
python3-distupgrade
ufw
update-manager-core
python3-apt
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
cage@cage:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up python3 (3.6.5-3ubuntu1) ...
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.6...
E: py3compile:183: cannot create directory /usr/share/hplip/ui5/__pycache__: FileNotFoundError(2, 'No such file or directory')
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aboutdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aboutdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aligndialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aligndialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/cleandialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/cleandialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/colorcaldialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/colorcaldialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devicesetupdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devicesetupdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/deviceuricombobox.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr5.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr5_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr_ext.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabgrouptable.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabnametable.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabwindow.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabwindow_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/faxsetupdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/faxsetupdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/filetable.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/firmwaredialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/firmwaredialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/infodialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/infodialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/linefeedcaldialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/linefeedcaldialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/loadpapergroupbox.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/makecopiesdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/makecopiesdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/mimetypesdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/mimetypesdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/nodevicesdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/nodevicesdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindiagnose.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindiagnose_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pluginlicensedialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pluginlicensedialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pqdiagdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pqdiagdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printernamecombobox.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettings_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingsdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingsdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingstoolbox.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printtestpagedialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printtestpagedialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/queuesconf.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/readonlyradiobutton.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/sendfaxdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/sendfaxdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/settingsdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/settingsdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog_base5.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systemtray.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systrayframe.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systrayframe_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/ui_utils.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/upgradedialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/upgradedialog_base.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/wifisetupdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/wifisetupdialog_base.py'
error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data
dpkg: error processing package python3 (--configure):
installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-update-manager:
python3-update-manager depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-update-manager (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of netplan.io:
netplan.io depends on python3; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package netplan.io (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-release-upgrader-core:
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core depends on python3:any (>= 3.2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt:
ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt depends on ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (= 1:18.04.21); however:
Package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nplan:
nplan depends on netplan.io; however:
Package netplan.io is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nplan (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unattended-upgrades:
unattended-upgrades depends on python3; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package unattended-upgrades (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-distupgrade:
python3-distupgrade depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-distupgrade depends on python3-update-manager (>= 1:0.196.2~); however:
Package python3-update-manager is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-distupgrade (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for ufw:
ufw depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package ufw (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager-core:
update-manager-core depends on python3:any (>= 3.2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
update-manager-core depends on python3-update-manager (= 1:18.04.11.3); however:
Package python3-update-manager is not configured yet.
update-manager-core depends on ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (>= 1:18.04.9); however:
Package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package update-manager-core (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-apt:
python3-apt depends on python3 (<< 3.7); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-apt depends on python3 (>= 3.6~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-apt depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-apt (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
python3-update-manager
netplan.io
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt
nplan
unattended-upgrades
python3-distupgrade
ufw
update-manager-core
python3-apt

python3-apt
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[claydoh]

A reinstall mya not be necessary

This is the key part of the problem, not apt or muon or discover:

running python rtupdate hooks for python3.6...
E: py3compile:183: cannot create directory /usr/share/[COLOR="#FF0000"]hplip[/COLOR]/ui5/__pycache__: FileNotFoundError(2, 'No such file or directory')
[B][Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/[COLOR="#FF0000"]hplip[/COLOR]/ui5/aboutdialog.py'
[/B]
**SNIPPITY SNIP SNIP

[B][Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/[COLOR="#FF0000"]hplip[/COLOR]/ui5/upgradedialog_base.py'[/B]
[B][Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/[COLOR="#FF0000"]hplip[/COLOR]/ui5/wifisetupdialog.py'
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/[COLOR="#FF0000"]hplip[/COLOR]/ui5/wifisetupdialog_base.py'
error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data[/B]
dpkg: error processing package python3 (--configure):
installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-update-manager:
python3-update-manager depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

I will imagine you used the hplip installer from HP instead of the version in the repos, which seems to be causing conflicts. Or not. It is not clear to me if it is an issue with the Ubuntu package or the HP installer file

Searching on the specific error, and not the outcome, I see a number of reports , here is one:

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtop...?f=18&t=273104

plus some bug reports
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...p/+bug/1766020
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...s/+bug/1779237


And this may be the fix you need:

hello

after this answer

I did like Dimitri wrote
hello

Hello
sudo apt-get install --reinstall hplip hplip-data
sudo apt-get install --reinstall python3

solve my problem very good

Thank you
Paul

>

Thank Dimitri

[Cage72]

Claydoh I tried that fix and seems all went well with no errors, so I think you were correct. Will find out for sure when the next update comes along and I will let you know if that solved the problem. I did install the HP driver with HP's installer but never had any problems until recently. How ever I do not have that problem on my laptop which does not have the HP driver installed. So I am pretty sure now that you were correct in your thinking. Thank you very much for the help.

[GreyGeek]

Great diagnostics, Claydoh!

[Cage72]

Claydoh that fixed the problem as my next update completed without a hitch. Thank you very much for the help.