title: I can not install anything using sudo apt-get install
body: <p>For example when I try to install libnlopt-dev, it gives the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$ sudo apt-get install libnlopt-dev
  [sudo] password for burcak: 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  E: The package apport needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I try to dist-upgrade, I get the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  E: The package apport needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And also sudo dpkg --configure -a gives the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>   $ sudo dpkg --configure -a
  Setting up python-gpgme (0.3-1.1) ...
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in &lt;module&gt;
          from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
        File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in &lt;module&gt;
          from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
      ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'
      dpkg: error processing package python-gpgme (--configure):
       subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
      dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-gtk:
       apport-gtk depends on apport (&gt;= 0.41); however:
        Package apport is not configured yet.
  
      dpkg: error processing package apport-gtk (--configure):
       dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
      Setting up python-gobject-2 (2.28.6-12ubuntu1) ...
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in &lt;module&gt;
          from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
        File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in &lt;module&gt;
          from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
      ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'
      dpkg: error processing package python-gobject-2 (--configure):
       subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
      Setting up python-cairo (1.8.8-2) ...
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in &lt;module&gt;
          from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
        File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in &lt;module&gt;
          from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
      ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'
      dpkg: error processing package python-cairo (--configure):
       subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
      Setting up python-lockfile (1:0.12.2-1) ...
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in &lt;module&gt;
          from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
        File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in &lt;module&gt;
          from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
      ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'
      dpkg: error processing package python-lockfile (--configure):
       subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
      Setting up python-pil:amd64 (3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1) ...
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in &lt;module&gt;
          from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
        File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in &lt;module&gt;
          from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
      ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'
      dpkg: error processing package python-pil:amd64 (--configure):
       subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
      dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of asymptote:
       asymptote depends on python-pil; however:
        Package python-pil:amd64 is not configured yet.
  
      dpkg: error processing package asymptote (--configure):
       dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
      dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nautilus-dropbox:
       nautilus-dropbox depends on python-gpgme; however:
        Package python-gpgme is not configured yet.
  
      dpkg: error processing package nautilus-dropbox (--configure):
       dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
      dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-gtk2:
       python-gtk2 depends on python-cairo (&gt;= 1.0.2-1.1); however:
        Package python-cairo is not configured yet.
       python-gtk2 depends on python-gobject-2 (&gt;= 2.21.3); however:
        Package python-gobject-2 is not configured yet.
  
      dpkg: error processing package python-gtk2 (--configure):
       dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
      dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-pil.imagetk:amd64:
       python-pil.imagetk:amd64 depends on python-pil (= 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1); however:
        Package python-pil:amd64 is not configured yet.
  
      dpkg: error processing package python-pil.imagetk:amd64 (--configure):
       dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
      Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
      Errors were encountered while processing:
       python-gpgme
       apport-gtk
       python-gobject-2
       python-cairo
       python-lockfile
       python-pil:amd64
       asymptote
       nautilus-dropbox
       python-gtk2
       python-pil.imagetk:amd64
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My python version is Python 3.5.2. But I have also python 2.7 installed
  <strong>$sudo apt install -f</strong> also did not work.</p>
  
  <pre><code>$sudo apt install -f 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: The package apport needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.</p>