Can someone help me to fix this error in kali linux

└─# sudo apt upgrade 130 ⨯
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree… Done
Reading state information… Done
Calculating upgrade… Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
9 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up python3 (3.10.4-1+b1) …
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.10…
dpkg-query: package ‘command-not-found’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of command-not-found
error running python rtupdate hook command-not-found
dpkg-query: package ‘commix’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of commix
error running python rtupdate hook commix
dpkg-query: package ‘creddump7’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of creddump7
error running python rtupdate hook creddump7
dpkg-query: package ‘dnsrecon’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of dnsrecon
error running python rtupdate hook dnsrecon
dpkg-query: package ‘fern-wifi-cracker’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of fern-wifi-cracker
error running python rtupdate hook fern-wifi-cracker
dpkg-query: package ‘gedit’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of gedit
error running python rtupdate hook gedit
dpkg-query: package ‘gobject-introspection’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of gobject-introspection
error running python rtupdate hook gobject-introspection
dpkg-query: package ‘john-data’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of john-data
error running python rtupdate hook john-data
dpkg-query: package ‘legion’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of legion
error running python rtupdate hook legion
dpkg-query: package ‘powershell-empire’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of powershell-empire
error running python rtupdate hook powershell-empire
dpkg-query: package ‘recon-ng’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of recon-ng
error running python rtupdate hook recon-ng
dpkg-query: package ‘responder’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of responder
error running python rtupdate hook responder
dpkg-query: package ‘set’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of set
error running python rtupdate hook set
dpkg-query: package ‘spiderfoot’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of spiderfoot
error running python rtupdate hook spiderfoot
dpkg-query: package ‘sqlmap’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of sqlmap
error running python rtupdate hook sqlmap
dpkg-query: package ‘unicorn-magic’ is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 210, in
main()
File “/usr/bin/py3clean”, line 196, in main
pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
File “/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py”, line 53, in from_package
raise Exception(“cannot get content of %s” % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of unicorn-magic
error running python rtupdate hook unicorn-magic
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-psutil:
python3-psutil depends on python3 (<< 3.11); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-psutil depends on python3 (>= 3.9~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-psutil depends on python3:any; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-psutil (–configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-six:
python3-six depends on python3:any; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-six (–configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-configobj:
python3-configobj depends on python3-six; however:
Package python3-six is not configured yet.
python3-configobj depends on python3:any; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-configobj (–configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-gi:
python3-gi depends on python3 (<< 3.11); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-gi depends on python3 (>= 3.9~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-gi depends on python3:any; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-gi (–configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-gi-cairo:
python3-gi-cairo depends on python3-gi (= 3.42.1-1); however:
Package python3-gi is not configured yet.
python3-gi-cairo depends on python3 (<< 3.11); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-gi-cairo depends on python3 (>= 3.9~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-gi-cairo (–configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of terminator:
terminator depends on python3-configobj; however:
Package python3-configobj is not configured yet.
terminator depends on python3-gi; however:
Package python3-gi is not configured yet.
terminator depends on python3-gi-cairo; however:
Package python3-gi-cairo is not configured yet.
terminator depends on python3-psutil; however:
Package python3-psutil is not configured yet.
terminator depends on python3:any; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package terminator (–configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-dbus:
python3-dbus depends on python3 (<< 3.11); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-dbus depends on python3 (>= 3.9~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-dbus depends on python3:any; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-dbus (–configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-cairo:amd64:
python3-cairo:amd64 depends on python3 (<< 3.11); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-cairo:amd64 depends on python3 (>= 3.9~); however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.
python3-cairo:amd64 depends on python3:any; however:
Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-cairo:amd64 (–configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python3
python3-psutil
python3-six
python3-configobj
python3-gi
python3-gi-cairo
terminator
python3-dbus
python3-cairo:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

There is an issue with your Python installation and perhaps the OS you are using.

What did you do before that happened?

P.S.:

You most likely shouldn’t use Kali Linux, if you are a beginner Linux user.

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I try to change python command to python3 to use python3 permanently.
i tried all commands i can
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt --fix-broken install
same output !

Okay, you did not explain what you did exactly. For example, how you defaulted to Python 3. I assume, you used update-alternatives, however you need to confirm and elaborate on that. Show precisely what you have done.

That’s bad practice. You should only run what you know and not run all random possible fixes.

I think, you should read that again.