[Bug 2008684] Re: update-manager crashed with json.decoder.JSONDecodeError in raw_decode(): Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

[Steve Beattie]

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Title:
  update-manager crashed with json.decoder.JSONDecodeError in
  raw_decode(): Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I got this error while update the Ubuntu 23.04

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
  Package: update-manager 1:23.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-21.21-generic 5.19.7
  Uname: Linux 5.19.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.26.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Feb 27 14:56:04 2023
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-count' b'1'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1677483585'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'593'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-02-27 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Alpha amd64 (20230216)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.11
  JournalErrors: -- No entries --
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.11, Python 3.11.1, python3-minimal, 3.11.1-3
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager']
  PythonDetails: N/A
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  Title: update-manager crashed with json.decoder.JSONDecodeError in raw_decode(): Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sudo users

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