apt produces errors relating to python

 If you get these errors:

produces this error again: Fetched 1,363 kB in 9s (153 kB/s) (Reading database ... 195577 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../archives/apt_2.4.12_amd64.deb ... Unpacking apt (2.4.12) over (2.4.12) ... Setting up apt (2.4.12) ... Setting up python3 (3.10.6-1~22.04.1) ... running python rtupdate hooks for python3.10... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 55, in from_package raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) Exception: cannot get content of gdebi-core error running python rtupdate hook gdebi-core Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 55, in from_package raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) Exception: cannot get content of gdebi error running python rtupdate hook gdebi Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 55, in from_package raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) Exception: cannot get content of playonlinux error running python rtupdate hook playonlinux Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 55, in from_package raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) Exception: cannot get content of python3-uno error running python rtupdate hook python3-uno Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 55, in from_package raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) Exception: cannot get content of rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar error running python rtupdate hook rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package)) File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 55, in from_package raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name) Exception: cannot get content of rhythmbox-plugins error running python rtupdate hook rhythmbox-plugins dpkg: error processing package python3 (--configure): installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.8) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ... Errors were encountered while processing: python3 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Then run:

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/python3.postinst

apt update

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