[Bug 1878500] [NEW] ValueError: package does not exist

Wed May 13 23:34:09 UTC 2020

Public bug reported:

Hello, while reporting a bug on focal against the update-manager source
package, I got an error:

$ ubuntu-bug update-manager-core

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ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_update-manager.py crashed:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 225, in _run_hook
    symb['add_info'](report, ui)
  File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_update-manager.py", line 47, in add_info
    attach_gsettings_package(report, 'update-manager')
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/hookutils.py", line 649, in attach_gsettings_package
    for schema_file in files_in_package(package, '/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/*.gschema.xml'):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/hookutils.py", line 595, in files_in_package
    files = packaging.get_files(package)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 365, in get_files
    list = self._call_dpkg(['-L', package])
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 1197, in _call_dpkg
    raise ValueError('package does not exist')
ValueError: package does not exist
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: update-manager-core 1:20.04.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed May 13 23:12:23 2020
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=rxvt-unicode-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-01-24 (110 days ago)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal

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Title:
  ValueError: package does not exist

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello, while reporting a bug on focal against the update-manager
  source package, I got an error:

  $ ubuntu-bug update-manager-core

  *** Collecting problem information

  The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the
  application. This might take a few minutes.
  .....
  *** Is the issue you are reporting one you encountered when upgrading Ubuntu from one release to another?

  What would you like to do? Your options are:
    Y: Yes
    N: No
    C: Cancel
  Please choose (Y/N/C): n
  ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_update-manager.py crashed:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 225, in _run_hook
      symb['add_info'](report, ui)
    File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_update-manager.py", line 47, in add_info
      attach_gsettings_package(report, 'update-manager')
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/hookutils.py", line 649, in attach_gsettings_package
      for schema_file in files_in_package(package, '/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/*.gschema.xml'):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/hookutils.py", line 595, in files_in_package
      files = packaging.get_files(package)
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 365, in get_files
      list = self._call_dpkg(['-L', package])
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 1197, in _call_dpkg
      raise ValueError('package does not exist')
  ValueError: package does not exist
  ...

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    C: Cancel
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  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: update-manager-core 1:20.04.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Wed May 13 23:12:23 2020
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=rxvt-unicode-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-01-24 (110 days ago)

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