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I'm running ubuntu 14.04, and I've recently started having issues with apt-get. I can't install or remove any package (error below). I tried reinstalling these packages, I tried deleting the deb files and I still get the same error.

 The following extra packages will be installed:
 python3-software-properties software-properties-common
 software-properties-gtk
 The following packages will be upgraded:
 python3-software-properties software-properties-common
 software-properties-gtk
 3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 412 not upgraded.
 108 not fully installed or removed.
 Need to get 0 B/126 kB of archives.
 After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
 Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
 WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
 dh-python software-properties-common software-properties-gtk
 python3-software-properties
 Install these packages without verification? [y/N] y
 (Reading database ... 305261 files and directories currently installed.)
 Preparing to unpack .../software-properties-common_0.92.37.7_all.deb ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.prerm: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.prerm: py3clean: not found
 dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: py3clean: not found
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/software-properties-common_0.92.37.7_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.postinst: py3compile: not found
 dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
 Preparing to unpack .../software-properties-gtk_0.92.37.7_all.deb ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-gtk.prerm: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-gtk.prerm: py3clean: not found
 dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: py3clean: not found
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/software-properties-gtk_0.92.37.7_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-gtk.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-gtk.postinst: py3compile: not found
 dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
 Preparing to unpack .../python3-software-properties_0.92.37.7_all.deb ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/python3-software-properties.prerm: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/python3-software-properties.prerm: py3clean: not found
 dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: py3clean: not found
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-software-properties_0.92.37.7_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/python3-software-properties.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/python3-software-properties.postinst: py3compile: not found
 dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
 Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/software-properties-common_0.92.37.7_all.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/software-properties-gtk_0.92.37.7_all.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-software-properties_0.92.37.7_all.deb
 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

py3compile: not found

The py3compile command is part of python3-minimal package which seems to be broken.

To fix the issue, try the following:

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  Correct a system with broken dependencies in place by:

  
  
  

  sudo apt-get -f install
  

  
  


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  Reconfigure all unpacked, but unconfigured packages by:

  
  
  

  sudo dpkg --configure -a
  

  
  


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  If above won't help, try reinstalling python3-minimal package by:

  
  
  

  sudo apt install -f --reinstall python3-minimal
  

  
  
  

  Alternatively run:

  
  
  

  apt-get download python3-minimal
  sudo dpkg -i *python3*.deb
  sudo apt install -f
  

  
  
  

  Or download the .pkg file from kernel.org and install from the file by:

  
  
  

  sudo dpkg -i python3-minimal_*.deb
  

  
  

Then make sure that py3compile and py3clean commands are runnable and are accessible from your PATH variable.