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I have problems updating my Ubuntu 20.04. When I click on "update software". I got this message:

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I followed the answer here: dpkg error: "trying to overwrite file, which is also in..."

I tried sudo dpkg -P python3.10 and I got:

(Reading database ... 256018 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing python3.10 (3.10.4-1+focal2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...

Then I try sudo apt --fix-broken install and I got

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libfwupdplugin1 libpython3.10-minimal libpython3.10-stdlib
  python3.10-minimal
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libpython3.10-minimal libpython3.10-stdlib
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libpython3.10-minimal libpython3.10-stdlib
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 89 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/2,566 kB of archives.
After this operation, 68.6 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 256000 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libpython3.10-stdlib_3.10.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libpython3.10-stdlib:amd64 (3.10.4-1+focal2) over (3.10.4-1+focal1) ..
.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.10-stdlib_3.10
.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3.10/_sysconfigdata__linux_x86_64-linux-gnu
.py', which is also in package libpython3.10-minimal:amd64 3.10.4-1+focal1
Preparing to unpack .../libpython3.10-minimal_3.10.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libpython3.10-minimal:amd64 (3.10.4-1+focal2) over (3.10.4-1+focal1) .
..
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.10-minimal_3.1
0.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3.10/typing.py', which is also in package l
ibpython3.10-stdlib:amd64 3.10.4-1+focal1
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.10-stdlib_3.10.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.10-minimal_3.10.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

How can I fix this problem please?

vojtam
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  • seems like the dependencies packages are conflict with third party repositories. try to run sudo apt --fix-missing purge $(dpkg -l | grep 'python3\.10' | awk '{print $2}') and then sudo apt purge libpython3.10-minimal libpython3.10-stdlib libpython3.10 libpython3.10-dev python3.10 python3.10-minimal python3.10-dev python3.10-venv and then sudo apt install python3.10. – abu-ahmed al-khatiri May 16 '22 at 08:30
  • @abu-ahmedal-khatiri it seems to work! Please write your comment as an answer to get a bounty. Thanks a lot – vojtam May 16 '22 at 11:04

2 Answers2

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Many others observed similar problems, see below. There are several posted answers, I would refer you to Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) while upgrading python3.10, which is very recent, and evidently has quickly reached (and helped) a lot of users.

You have to do some manual work like this. Slight variations might be required, please check references and post feedback.

  1. Remove packages with sudo apt remove libpython3.10-minimal libpython3.10-stdlib
  2. Move packages info with sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpython3.10-stdlib:amd64.* /tmp (you could check the presence with ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info | grep -i libpython3.10-stdlib). Likewise for libpython3.10-minimal.
  3. Reinstall with sudo apt --fix-broken install.

Related:

  1. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71871921/no-way-to-update-python3-10-on-my-linux-mint-mate-20-3-una
  2. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.9/+bug/1969191
  3. https://forum.zorin.com/t/python-dependency-errors/17812
  4. https://discuss.python.org/t/stuck-upgrading-parts-of-3-10-from-3-10-3-to-3-10-4/15183
  5. https://serveanswer.com/questions/unmet-dependencies-when-installing-pyqt5-on-ubuntu
sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio
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This issue already fixed in github of the Deadsnakes PPA's

sudo apt --fix-missing purge $(dpkg -l | grep 'python3\.10' | awk '{print $2}')

or

sudo apt purge libpython3.10-minimal libpython3.10-stdlib libpython3.10 libpython3.10-dev python3.10 python3.10-minimal python3.10-dev python3.10-venv
sudo apt install python3.10

Hope this helps.

abu-ahmed al-khatiri
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