[Bug 1662227] Re: Error with command "apt-get update" when using versioned "Provides:" (apt is too old to support that case)

[Julian Andres Klode]

Old APT and dpkg releases, and associated tools, do not support
versioned provides.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: ubuntu
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  Error with command "apt-get update" when using versioned "Provides:"
  (apt is too old to support that case)

Status in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I'm getting this error every time I do "apt-get update"

  Ign http://ni.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_US           
  Ign http://ni.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_US           
  Ign http://ni.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_US             
  Reading package lists... Done                                                  
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  ...
  ...
  ...
  ...
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package libreoffice-l10n
  W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

  This error started to show after I upgraded LibreOffice form 5.2 to
  5.3 with the LibreOffice PPA: ppa:libreoffice/ppa.

  The thing is that everything is working fine. I can update/upgrade the
  system, I can install packages, delete packages, etc. The problem is
  just with the error.

  I tried: "apt-get autoclean". "apt-get clean", "apt-get autoremove",
  apt-get install -f", and a lot of other things and nothing removes
  that ugly error.

  If I remove all PPA packages and remove the PPA itself the error goes
  away.

  This has been reported in askubuntu.com:

  
  http://askubuntu.com/questions/880447/ubuntu-14-04-error-with-apt-get-update-w-ignoring-provides-line-with-depcom

  http://askubuntu.com/questions/879497/apt-spewing-warnings-after-
  libreoffice-update

  
  Help please. Thank you.

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