Your python3 install is corrupted. Please fix the '/usr/bin/python3' symlink.

Posted on September 10, 2019

Python

Ubuntu

By cznew03

When trying to do “do-release-upgrade” from current Ubuntu 18.04 to new 19.04 I am getting error

"Your python3 install is corrupted. Please fix the ‘/usr/bin/python3’ symlink "

I currently have python 2.7, 3, 3.6 and 3.7 installed.

Please advise what shall i try. Thanks

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jainrid

May 22, 2020

Any update? I have manually install python2.7 and python3.7 after deleting the executable accidentally.

linux@linux:/usr/bin$ 
==> which python
/usr/bin/python
linux@linux:/usr/bin$ 
==> l python
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 22 00:47 python -> /usr/local/bin/python2.7
linux@linux:/usr/bin$ 
==> l python*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 22 00:47 python -> /usr/local/bin/python2.7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 22 00:47 python3 -> /usr/local/bin/python3
linux@linux:/usr/bin$ 
==> python --version
Python 3.7.4
linux@linux:/usr/bin$ 
==> lsb_release -a
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/lsb_release", line 25, in <module>
    import lsb_release
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'lsb_release'
linux@linux:/usr/bin$ 
==> sudo do-release-upgrade
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade", line 8, in <module>
    from DistUpgrade.DistUpgradeVersion import VERSION
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'DistUpgrade'

cznew03

September 10, 2019

Seems i have done something to python. Now when i try sudo apt upgrade ,

i get

Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)```

alexdo

September 10, 2019

Hello,

I believe this is a know issue, you can also check this in the following report in the launchpad bugs forum:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1825655

The suggested workaround is to remove the python’s binary in /usr/bin and then to create a symlink and perform the upgrade:

sudo rm /usr/bin/python

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python

and then perform the upgrade

do-release-upgrade

I would also recommend you to backup your droplet in case something goes wrong, however you will simply remove the binary file from the /usr/bin and then create a symlink to replace it.

Let me know how it goes.

Alex