Python3 and dev are broken. Cant uninstall, reinstall, or fix, Linux Mint 19 XFCE












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I cant install any programs or packages that require python-3. It says the package is broken, however no matter what I do I cannot repair it. Uninstalling it doesnt work, and forcing things dont help either. Here is what I get when trying to repair all packages from synaptic package manager: E: python3: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
This is the log:



Setting up python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ...
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
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ...
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-dev:
python3-dev depends on python3 (= 3.6.7-1~18.04); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-dev depends on python3-distutils (>= 3.6.7-1~); however:
Version of python3-distutils on system is 3.6.5-3.

dpkg: error processing package python3-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for gnome-menus:
gnome-menus depends on python3:any (>= 3.1~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package gnome-menus (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
python3-dev
gnome-menus


This is the log from purging it:



lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo apt-get purge python3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
apparmor : Depends: python3:any
apport : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
apt-clone : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
aptdaemon : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
apturl : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
apturl-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
caribou : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
catfish : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
cinnamon-desktop-data : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
dh-python : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
foomatic-db-compressed-ppds : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
gconf2 : Depends: python3:any
gdebi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gdebi-core : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gir1.2-ibus-1.0 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gir1.2-xapp-1.0 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gnome-menus : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.1~)
gnome-terminal : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
gufw : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
hplip : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
hplip-data : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
lightdm-settings : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
lsb-release : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
menulibre : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
mint-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintbackup : Depends: python3 (>= 3) but it is not going to be installed
mintdesktop : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintdrivers : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintinstall : Depends: python3 (>= 3.4) but it is not going to be installed
mintlocale : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintreport : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintsystem : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintwelcome : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mugshot : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
netplan.io : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
networkd-dispatcher : Depends: python3:any
nvidia-prime : Depends: python3:any
onboard : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
onboard-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
openprinting-ppds : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
orca : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
printer-driver-foo2zjs-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-m2300w : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-postscript-hp : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-ptouch : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-pxljr : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
python3-apport : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-apt : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-aptdaemon : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-brlapi : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
python3-bs4 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-cairo : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-certifi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-chardet : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-commandnotfound : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-configobj : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-crypto : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-cups : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
python3-cupshelpers : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-dbus : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-debian : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-defer : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-dev : Depends: python3 (= 3.6.7-1~18.04) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3-distutils (>= 3.6.7-1~) but 3.6.5-3 is to be installed
python3-distutils : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-gdbm : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-gi : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-gi-cairo : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3~)
python3-httplib2 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-icu : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-idna : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-lib2to3 : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-louis : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-mako : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-markupsafe : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-opengl : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pexpect : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pil : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pip : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-pkg-resources : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-problem-report : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-psutil : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-ptyprocess : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyatspi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pycurl : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyqt5 : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyqt5.qtx11extras : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3~)
python3-reportlab : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-reportlab-accel : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
python3-requests : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-requests-unixsocket : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-setproctitle : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
python3-simplejson : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-sip : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-six : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-speechd : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-systemd : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-urllib3 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xapp : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xdg : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xkit : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-yaml : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
redshift-gtk : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
rhythmbox-plugins : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
sessioninstaller : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
slick-greeter : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
system-config-printer : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
system-config-printer-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
system-config-printer-udev : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ubuntu-drivers-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ubuntu-minimal : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
ubuntu-system-service : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ufw : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
vidcutter : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
virtualbox : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
xapps-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any
xed : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
xviewer-plugins : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).


This is the result from running the recommended fix:
https://github.com/ITCMD/ITCMD-STORAGE/raw/master/result1032323.txt (ran out of characters).



The same thing happens with the following dependencies:
Python3 python3-dev gnome-menus. It often says when attempting to install things, that it requires a specific version of python3, and that I have a different version installed, except the two version numbers it gives are the same. Any ideas how to fix?










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  • "error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data" – maybe running this separately will give you more info on the actual error. But I've been in similar Python situations under Linux and at some point just decided to give up and reinstall the entire system. Do you remember how you got into the situation in the first place?

    – slhck
    Jan 16 at 13:21













  • No it was working fine before. I’ll try that.

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 16 at 13:27











  • lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo python rtupdate hook hpilp-data [sudo] password for lukaka: python: can't open file 'rtupdate': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 16 at 21:21











  • Hm, perhaps this helps: askubuntu.com/a/1056876/17529

    – slhck
    Jan 16 at 22:04











  • This post fixed my problem: askubuntu.com/questions/1056077/… (which I found off that link) thanks!

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 18 at 16:06
















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I cant install any programs or packages that require python-3. It says the package is broken, however no matter what I do I cannot repair it. Uninstalling it doesnt work, and forcing things dont help either. Here is what I get when trying to repair all packages from synaptic package manager: E: python3: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
This is the log:



Setting up python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ...
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
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ...
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-dev:
python3-dev depends on python3 (= 3.6.7-1~18.04); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-dev depends on python3-distutils (>= 3.6.7-1~); however:
Version of python3-distutils on system is 3.6.5-3.

dpkg: error processing package python3-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for gnome-menus:
gnome-menus depends on python3:any (>= 3.1~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package gnome-menus (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
python3-dev
gnome-menus


This is the log from purging it:



lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo apt-get purge python3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
apparmor : Depends: python3:any
apport : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
apt-clone : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
aptdaemon : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
apturl : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
apturl-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
caribou : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
catfish : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
cinnamon-desktop-data : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
dh-python : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
foomatic-db-compressed-ppds : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
gconf2 : Depends: python3:any
gdebi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gdebi-core : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gir1.2-ibus-1.0 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gir1.2-xapp-1.0 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gnome-menus : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.1~)
gnome-terminal : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
gufw : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
hplip : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
hplip-data : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
lightdm-settings : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
lsb-release : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
menulibre : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
mint-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintbackup : Depends: python3 (>= 3) but it is not going to be installed
mintdesktop : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintdrivers : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintinstall : Depends: python3 (>= 3.4) but it is not going to be installed
mintlocale : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintreport : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintsystem : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintwelcome : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mugshot : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
netplan.io : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
networkd-dispatcher : Depends: python3:any
nvidia-prime : Depends: python3:any
onboard : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
onboard-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
openprinting-ppds : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
orca : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
printer-driver-foo2zjs-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-m2300w : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-postscript-hp : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-ptouch : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-pxljr : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
python3-apport : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-apt : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-aptdaemon : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-brlapi : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
python3-bs4 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-cairo : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-certifi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-chardet : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-commandnotfound : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-configobj : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-crypto : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-cups : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
python3-cupshelpers : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-dbus : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-debian : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-defer : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-dev : Depends: python3 (= 3.6.7-1~18.04) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3-distutils (>= 3.6.7-1~) but 3.6.5-3 is to be installed
python3-distutils : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-gdbm : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-gi : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-gi-cairo : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3~)
python3-httplib2 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-icu : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-idna : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-lib2to3 : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-louis : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-mako : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-markupsafe : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-opengl : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pexpect : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pil : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pip : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-pkg-resources : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-problem-report : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-psutil : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-ptyprocess : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyatspi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pycurl : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyqt5 : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyqt5.qtx11extras : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3~)
python3-reportlab : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-reportlab-accel : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
python3-requests : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-requests-unixsocket : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-setproctitle : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
python3-simplejson : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-sip : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-six : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-speechd : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-systemd : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-urllib3 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xapp : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xdg : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xkit : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-yaml : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
redshift-gtk : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
rhythmbox-plugins : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
sessioninstaller : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
slick-greeter : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
system-config-printer : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
system-config-printer-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
system-config-printer-udev : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ubuntu-drivers-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ubuntu-minimal : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
ubuntu-system-service : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ufw : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
vidcutter : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
virtualbox : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
xapps-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any
xed : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
xviewer-plugins : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).


This is the result from running the recommended fix:
https://github.com/ITCMD/ITCMD-STORAGE/raw/master/result1032323.txt (ran out of characters).



The same thing happens with the following dependencies:
Python3 python3-dev gnome-menus. It often says when attempting to install things, that it requires a specific version of python3, and that I have a different version installed, except the two version numbers it gives are the same. Any ideas how to fix?










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  • "error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data" – maybe running this separately will give you more info on the actual error. But I've been in similar Python situations under Linux and at some point just decided to give up and reinstall the entire system. Do you remember how you got into the situation in the first place?

    – slhck
    Jan 16 at 13:21













  • No it was working fine before. I’ll try that.

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 16 at 13:27











  • lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo python rtupdate hook hpilp-data [sudo] password for lukaka: python: can't open file 'rtupdate': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 16 at 21:21











  • Hm, perhaps this helps: askubuntu.com/a/1056876/17529

    – slhck
    Jan 16 at 22:04











  • This post fixed my problem: askubuntu.com/questions/1056077/… (which I found off that link) thanks!

    – Mark Deven
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I cant install any programs or packages that require python-3. It says the package is broken, however no matter what I do I cannot repair it. Uninstalling it doesnt work, and forcing things dont help either. Here is what I get when trying to repair all packages from synaptic package manager: E: python3: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
This is the log:



Setting up python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ...
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
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ...
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-dev:
python3-dev depends on python3 (= 3.6.7-1~18.04); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-dev depends on python3-distutils (>= 3.6.7-1~); however:
Version of python3-distutils on system is 3.6.5-3.

dpkg: error processing package python3-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for gnome-menus:
gnome-menus depends on python3:any (>= 3.1~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package gnome-menus (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
python3-dev
gnome-menus


This is the log from purging it:



lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo apt-get purge python3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
apparmor : Depends: python3:any
apport : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
apt-clone : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
aptdaemon : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
apturl : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
apturl-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
caribou : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
catfish : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
cinnamon-desktop-data : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
dh-python : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
foomatic-db-compressed-ppds : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
gconf2 : Depends: python3:any
gdebi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gdebi-core : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gir1.2-ibus-1.0 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gir1.2-xapp-1.0 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gnome-menus : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.1~)
gnome-terminal : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
gufw : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
hplip : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
hplip-data : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
lightdm-settings : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
lsb-release : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
menulibre : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
mint-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintbackup : Depends: python3 (>= 3) but it is not going to be installed
mintdesktop : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintdrivers : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintinstall : Depends: python3 (>= 3.4) but it is not going to be installed
mintlocale : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintreport : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintsystem : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintwelcome : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mugshot : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
netplan.io : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
networkd-dispatcher : Depends: python3:any
nvidia-prime : Depends: python3:any
onboard : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
onboard-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
openprinting-ppds : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
orca : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
printer-driver-foo2zjs-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-m2300w : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-postscript-hp : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-ptouch : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-pxljr : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
python3-apport : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-apt : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-aptdaemon : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-brlapi : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
python3-bs4 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-cairo : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-certifi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-chardet : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-commandnotfound : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-configobj : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-crypto : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-cups : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
python3-cupshelpers : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-dbus : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-debian : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-defer : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-dev : Depends: python3 (= 3.6.7-1~18.04) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3-distutils (>= 3.6.7-1~) but 3.6.5-3 is to be installed
python3-distutils : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-gdbm : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-gi : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-gi-cairo : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3~)
python3-httplib2 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-icu : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-idna : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-lib2to3 : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-louis : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-mako : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-markupsafe : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-opengl : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pexpect : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pil : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pip : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-pkg-resources : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-problem-report : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-psutil : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-ptyprocess : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyatspi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pycurl : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyqt5 : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyqt5.qtx11extras : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3~)
python3-reportlab : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-reportlab-accel : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
python3-requests : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-requests-unixsocket : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-setproctitle : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
python3-simplejson : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-sip : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-six : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-speechd : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-systemd : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-urllib3 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xapp : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xdg : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xkit : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-yaml : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
redshift-gtk : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
rhythmbox-plugins : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
sessioninstaller : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
slick-greeter : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
system-config-printer : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
system-config-printer-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
system-config-printer-udev : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ubuntu-drivers-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ubuntu-minimal : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
ubuntu-system-service : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ufw : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
vidcutter : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
virtualbox : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
xapps-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any
xed : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
xviewer-plugins : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).


This is the result from running the recommended fix:
https://github.com/ITCMD/ITCMD-STORAGE/raw/master/result1032323.txt (ran out of characters).



The same thing happens with the following dependencies:
Python3 python3-dev gnome-menus. It often says when attempting to install things, that it requires a specific version of python3, and that I have a different version installed, except the two version numbers it gives are the same. Any ideas how to fix?










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I cant install any programs or packages that require python-3. It says the package is broken, however no matter what I do I cannot repair it. Uninstalling it doesnt work, and forcing things dont help either. Here is what I get when trying to repair all packages from synaptic package manager: E: python3: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
This is the log:



Setting up python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ...
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
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ...
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-dev:
python3-dev depends on python3 (= 3.6.7-1~18.04); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-dev depends on python3-distutils (>= 3.6.7-1~); however:
Version of python3-distutils on system is 3.6.5-3.

dpkg: error processing package python3-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for gnome-menus:
gnome-menus depends on python3:any (>= 3.1~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package gnome-menus (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
python3-dev
gnome-menus


This is the log from purging it:



lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo apt-get purge python3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
apparmor : Depends: python3:any
apport : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
apt-clone : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
aptdaemon : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
apturl : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
apturl-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
caribou : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
catfish : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
cinnamon-desktop-data : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
dh-python : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
foomatic-db-compressed-ppds : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
gconf2 : Depends: python3:any
gdebi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gdebi-core : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gir1.2-ibus-1.0 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gir1.2-xapp-1.0 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
gnome-menus : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.1~)
gnome-terminal : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
gufw : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
hplip : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
hplip-data : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
lightdm-settings : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
lsb-release : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
menulibre : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
mint-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintbackup : Depends: python3 (>= 3) but it is not going to be installed
mintdesktop : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintdrivers : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintinstall : Depends: python3 (>= 3.4) but it is not going to be installed
mintlocale : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintreport : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
mintsystem : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mintwelcome : Depends: python3 (>= 3.3) but it is not going to be installed
mugshot : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
netplan.io : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
networkd-dispatcher : Depends: python3:any
nvidia-prime : Depends: python3:any
onboard : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
onboard-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
openprinting-ppds : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
orca : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
printer-driver-foo2zjs-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-m2300w : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-postscript-hp : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-ptouch : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
printer-driver-pxljr : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
python3-apport : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-apt : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-aptdaemon : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-brlapi : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
python3-bs4 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-cairo : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-certifi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-chardet : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-commandnotfound : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-configobj : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-crypto : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-cups : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
python3-cupshelpers : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-dbus : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-debian : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-defer : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-dev : Depends: python3 (= 3.6.7-1~18.04) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3-distutils (>= 3.6.7-1~) but 3.6.5-3 is to be installed
python3-distutils : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-gdbm : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-gi : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-gi-cairo : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3~)
python3-httplib2 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-icu : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-idna : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-lib2to3 : Depends: python3 (>= 3.6.4-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (< 3.8) but it is not going to be installed
python3-louis : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-mako : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-markupsafe : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-opengl : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pexpect : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pil : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pip : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-pkg-resources : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-problem-report : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-psutil : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-ptyprocess : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyatspi : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pycurl : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyqt5 : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-pyqt5.qtx11extras : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3~)
python3-reportlab : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-reportlab-accel : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
python3-requests : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-requests-unixsocket : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-setproctitle : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~)
python3-simplejson : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-sip : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-six : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~)
python3-speechd : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-systemd : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-urllib3 : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xapp : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xdg : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-xkit : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
python3-yaml : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
redshift-gtk : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
rhythmbox-plugins : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
sessioninstaller : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
slick-greeter : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
system-config-printer : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
system-config-printer-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
system-config-printer-udev : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ubuntu-drivers-common : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ubuntu-minimal : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
ubuntu-system-service : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
ufw : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
vidcutter : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
virtualbox : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3 (>= 3.6~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
xapps-common : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3:any
xed : Depends: python3 but it is not going to be installed
xviewer-plugins : Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).


This is the result from running the recommended fix:
https://github.com/ITCMD/ITCMD-STORAGE/raw/master/result1032323.txt (ran out of characters).



The same thing happens with the following dependencies:
Python3 python3-dev gnome-menus. It often says when attempting to install things, that it requires a specific version of python3, and that I have a different version installed, except the two version numbers it gives are the same. Any ideas how to fix?







linux installation python linux-mint packages






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  • "error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data" – maybe running this separately will give you more info on the actual error. But I've been in similar Python situations under Linux and at some point just decided to give up and reinstall the entire system. Do you remember how you got into the situation in the first place?

    – slhck
    Jan 16 at 13:21













  • No it was working fine before. I’ll try that.

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 16 at 13:27











  • lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo python rtupdate hook hpilp-data [sudo] password for lukaka: python: can't open file 'rtupdate': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 16 at 21:21











  • Hm, perhaps this helps: askubuntu.com/a/1056876/17529

    – slhck
    Jan 16 at 22:04











  • This post fixed my problem: askubuntu.com/questions/1056077/… (which I found off that link) thanks!

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 18 at 16:06



















  • "error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data" – maybe running this separately will give you more info on the actual error. But I've been in similar Python situations under Linux and at some point just decided to give up and reinstall the entire system. Do you remember how you got into the situation in the first place?

    – slhck
    Jan 16 at 13:21













  • No it was working fine before. I’ll try that.

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 16 at 13:27











  • lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo python rtupdate hook hpilp-data [sudo] password for lukaka: python: can't open file 'rtupdate': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 16 at 21:21











  • Hm, perhaps this helps: askubuntu.com/a/1056876/17529

    – slhck
    Jan 16 at 22:04











  • This post fixed my problem: askubuntu.com/questions/1056077/… (which I found off that link) thanks!

    – Mark Deven
    Jan 18 at 16:06

















"error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data" – maybe running this separately will give you more info on the actual error. But I've been in similar Python situations under Linux and at some point just decided to give up and reinstall the entire system. Do you remember how you got into the situation in the first place?

– slhck
Jan 16 at 13:21







"error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data" – maybe running this separately will give you more info on the actual error. But I've been in similar Python situations under Linux and at some point just decided to give up and reinstall the entire system. Do you remember how you got into the situation in the first place?

– slhck
Jan 16 at 13:21















No it was working fine before. I’ll try that.

– Mark Deven
Jan 16 at 13:27





No it was working fine before. I’ll try that.

– Mark Deven
Jan 16 at 13:27













lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo python rtupdate hook hpilp-data [sudo] password for lukaka: python: can't open file 'rtupdate': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

– Mark Deven
Jan 16 at 21:21





lukaka@Lukaka-Minecraft-PC:~$ sudo python rtupdate hook hpilp-data [sudo] password for lukaka: python: can't open file 'rtupdate': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

– Mark Deven
Jan 16 at 21:21













Hm, perhaps this helps: askubuntu.com/a/1056876/17529

– slhck
Jan 16 at 22:04





Hm, perhaps this helps: askubuntu.com/a/1056876/17529

– slhck
Jan 16 at 22:04













This post fixed my problem: askubuntu.com/questions/1056077/… (which I found off that link) thanks!

– Mark Deven
Jan 18 at 16:06





This post fixed my problem: askubuntu.com/questions/1056077/… (which I found off that link) thanks!

– Mark Deven
Jan 18 at 16:06










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I had to mess around with my HP hplip files.



this tool fixed it all:



Download:
wget https://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/hplip/hplip/3.18.12/hplip-3.18.12.run
(this is the official link from HP if you want that)

Run:
sh hplip-3.18.12.run



It had a few errors in there, especially with scandisk, but it worked over all and fixed all my python packages!






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    I had to mess around with my HP hplip files.



    this tool fixed it all:



    Download:
    wget https://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/hplip/hplip/3.18.12/hplip-3.18.12.run
    (this is the official link from HP if you want that)

    Run:
    sh hplip-3.18.12.run



    It had a few errors in there, especially with scandisk, but it worked over all and fixed all my python packages!






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      I had to mess around with my HP hplip files.



      this tool fixed it all:



      Download:
      wget https://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/hplip/hplip/3.18.12/hplip-3.18.12.run
      (this is the official link from HP if you want that)

      Run:
      sh hplip-3.18.12.run



      It had a few errors in there, especially with scandisk, but it worked over all and fixed all my python packages!






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        I had to mess around with my HP hplip files.



        this tool fixed it all:



        Download:
        wget https://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/hplip/hplip/3.18.12/hplip-3.18.12.run
        (this is the official link from HP if you want that)

        Run:
        sh hplip-3.18.12.run



        It had a few errors in there, especially with scandisk, but it worked over all and fixed all my python packages!






        share|improve this answer















        I had to mess around with my HP hplip files.



        this tool fixed it all:



        Download:
        wget https://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/hplip/hplip/3.18.12/hplip-3.18.12.run
        (this is the official link from HP if you want that)

        Run:
        sh hplip-3.18.12.run



        It had a few errors in there, especially with scandisk, but it worked over all and fixed all my python packages!







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