[Bug 2012110] Re: update-manager stops working when installing python components using invalid versions

[Asif Rahaman]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 2008430 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008430

****************************Easy fix
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Hey there so it happened for me.

Use the following two line step.

$ find /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages -iname bcc-*

Whatever are the list of files you get just delete them

For example

$ sudo rm -R sudo rm -R /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bcc-0.29.1.egg-
info

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Title:
  update-manager stops working when installing python components using
  invalid versions

Status in aptdaemon package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in setuptools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Installing syncthing-gtk in Lunar for example is enough to make aptd
  error out and break update-manager

    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pkg_resources/_vendor/packaging/version.py", line 266, in __init__
      raise InvalidVersion(f"Invalid version: '{version}'")
  pkg_resources.extern.packaging.version.InvalidVersion: Invalid version: 'v0.9.4.4-ds-git20221205-12a9702d29ab'

  While we should fix syncthing-gtk, the bug shows that other packages
  also have the issue, including upstream/third party ones. Ideally
  aptdaemon should be able to keep working or at least surface the
  problem to the user in a way they can understand

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  Expected behavior: Display a list of updates.
  What happens: Dialog box says "You stopped the check for updates".
  Expected behavior: When I choose "Check again" then displays a list of updates.
  What happens: Displays "You stopped the check for updates".

  apt-get update/upgrade works. But software-updater has same behavior after I run it.
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  ProblemType: Bug
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.3
  Aptdaemon:

  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-count' b'67'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1679093993'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-02-27 (18 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230223)
  Package: update-manager 1:22.04.10
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-35.36~22.04.1-generic 5.19.17
  Tags:  wayland-session jammy
  Uname: Linux 5.19.0-35-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True

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