[Bug 1910833] [NEW] dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty

[Muhamad Zaki]

Public bug reported:

ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/nvidia-340.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-36-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-340/340.108/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340 (--configure):
 installed nvidia-340 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.1) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.3) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-36-generic
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sdb2
I: (UUID=5dcc30bc-bbd1-4c0e-a818-bd21b1644791)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nvidia-340
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-36.40~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Jan  9 10:17:30 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash nomodeset ---
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-08 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Symptom: installation
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ubiquity-20.04.15.2

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Title:
  dpkg: error: version '-' has bad syntax: revision number is empty

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/nvidia-340.0.crash'
  Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-36-generic (x86_64)
  Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-340/340.108/build/make.log for more information.
  dpkg: error processing package nvidia-340 (--configure):
   installed nvidia-340 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
  Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.1) ...
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.3) ...
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-36-generic
  I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sdb2
  I: (UUID=5dcc30bc-bbd1-4c0e-a818-bd21b1644791)
  I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   nvidia-340
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-36.40~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-36-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Jan  9 10:17:30 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash nomodeset ---
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-08 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  Symptom: installation
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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