apt-clone dist-upgrade from NCP1 to NCP2 failed due to python-setuptools

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Selecting previously deselected package python2.4-minimal.
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pycentral: pycentral rtinstall: package python-setuptools: Not overwriting local files:
   dpkg: /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/setuptools.pth not found.
pycentral rtinstall: package python-setuptools: Not overwriting local files:
   dpkg: /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/setuptools.pth not found.
dpkg: error processing python2.4-minimal (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python2.4-minimal
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E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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So then I sudo apt-get remove python-setuptools and then it gets further on the next attempt:

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Selecting previously deselected package openssl-blacklist.
(Reading database ... 68091 files and directories currently installed.)
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Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent: postfix.
sh: line 1: 14639 Killed hostname --fqdn 2>/dev/null
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Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent: postfix.
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dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/etc/network/if-down.d': File exists
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/etc/network/if-up.d': File exists
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/etc/network': File exists
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/etc/ppp/ip-down.d': File exists
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/etc/ppp/ip-up.d': File exists
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/etc/ppp': File exists