[Bug 1737717] [NEW] unattended-upgrade-shutdown crashes with apt_pkg.Error: E:Syntax error /etc/apt/apt.conf:2: Extra junk at end of file

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Public bug reported:

The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding unattended-upgrades.  This problem was most recently seen with package version 0.98ubuntu1, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/b1c4cd0c858e1c3c6c86f938397e8d5d4208242b contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrade-shutdown", line 136, in <module>
    apt_pkg.init_config()
apt_pkg.Error: E:Syntax error /etc/apt/apt.conf:2: Extra junk at end of file

** Affects: unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Balint Reczey (rbalint)
         Status: In Progress


** Tags: artful

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Title:
  unattended-upgrade-shutdown crashes with apt_pkg.Error: E:Syntax error
  /etc/apt/apt.conf:2: Extra junk at end of file

Status in unattended-upgrades package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding unattended-upgrades.  This problem was most recently seen with package version 0.98ubuntu1, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/b1c4cd0c858e1c3c6c86f938397e8d5d4208242b contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
  If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/share/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrade-shutdown", line 136, in <module>
      apt_pkg.init_config()
  apt_pkg.Error: E:Syntax error /etc/apt/apt.conf:2: Extra junk at end of file

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