[Bug 1570717] Re: dpkg: warning: version '/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit

[Steve Langasek]

> I'm seeing the version "'/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version number does not
> start with digit" message as well on Kubuntu 16.04 today (August 1, 2017).

<snip>

> Processing triggers for plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text (1:16.04ubuntu2) ...
> dpkg: warning: version '/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit

The plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text package comes from a different source.
Opening a task on that package.

** Also affects: kubuntu-settings (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  dpkg: warning: version '/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version
  number does not start with digit

Status in kubuntu-settings package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  I got this

  dpkg: warning: version '/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version
  number does not start with digit

  on doing a dist-upgrade today 2016-04-15. I'm running Xenial 16.04. It
  seems base-files is where the warning happens, when I --reinstall it
  too:

  $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall base-files 
  Les pakkelister ... Ferdig
  Byggjer kravtre           
  Leser tilstandsinformasjon ... Ferdig
  0 oppgraderte, 0 nyleg installerte, 1 installerte på nytt, 0 skal fjernast og 0 skal ikkje oppgraderast.
  Må henta 0 B/68,7 kB med arkiv.
  Etter denne operasjonen vil 0 B ekstra diskplass bli brukt.
  (Les database ... 266010 filer og kataloger er for øyeblikket installerte.)
  Preparing to unpack .../base-files_9.4ubuntu4_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking base-files (9.4ubuntu4) over (9.4ubuntu4) ...
  Processing triggers for plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text (0.9.2-3ubuntu11) ...
  dpkg: advarsel: version '/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  Processing triggers for install-info (6.1.0.dfsg.1-5) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu7) ...
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-18-generic
  Set opp base-files (9.4ubuntu4) ...

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