[apport] apt-check crashed with ImportError in <module>()

[Mircea MITU]

Binary package hint: update-notifier

apt-check crashed right after a dist-upgrade performed by update-manager

ProblemType: Crash
Date: Mon Feb 26 21:55:44 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5
Package: update-notifier 0.56
ProcCmdline: python /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check
ProcCwd: /home/mache
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check']
SourcePackage: update-notifier
Traceback:
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check", line 6, in <module>
     import apt_pkg
 ImportError: No module named apt_pkg
Uname: Linux mmitu 2.6.20-8-lowlatency #2 SMP PREEMPT Tue Feb 13 05:21:37 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[James Clemence (jvc26)]

This is a crash I also had.
Il

[James Clemence (jvc26)]

Right - apologies for the slightly pointless message above, tried to upload the crash file (the system has changed for feisty?) If possible could somone give me a brief idea of where to find the crash report and I'll upload it for you asap.
Il

[Daniel Comşa (daniel-comsa)]

Just encountered the same crash after doing an update to apt, aptitude and synaptic. The new version of apt that was installed is 0.6.46.4ubuntu8

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

The problem described in this bug report (and its duplicates) is caused by bug 88134, i.e. that python-apt is broken.

[Vicente Ruiz (uve)]

The same problem.

[houstonbofh (leesharp)]

A fix has been punched out for bug 88134. It may take a while to trickle down, but synaptic will be able to find it with a reload and a "mark all upgrades." And end to the bug report dupes is near!

[miked (miked11)]

updated and got crash ballon

[Alex Mayorga (alex-mayorga)]

Happened to me also. Attaching crash FWIW

[houstonbofh (leesharp)]

Fix is now distributed to the US servers. Update python-apt, and all is well.
But you may want to skip the kernel upgrade for now...

[miked (miked11)]

crash #2, I will see if I have that update, I think I do.

[keeganspeck (keeganspeck)]

ok what the hell? my gnome-panel is gone, and i dont have access to a terminal or anything. i even had to get this firefox window open by creating a new text file on the desktop and "open with" firefox.... ??????????

what the hell do i do now? this is after refreshing synaptic, marking all upgrades, and applying them. im confused now as to how i actually work with this... how do i get the panel back?? i had access to a terminal directly after it happened, and i typed in gnome-panel, but it said the command didnt exist, and im pretty sure thats what it is, right? help?!

[houstonbofh (leesharp)]

I also marked all upgrades. It broke Nvidia. I also lost the control panel. However, these are different bugs. This bug is fixed by updating python-apt only. Anything else is a new issue. As someone said to me, "You should expect problems on the bleeding edge."

[miked (miked11)]

crash # 3, I had all the updates available, the latest one it said, I restarted and got the crash [!], but now there is more updates.

[Kraemer (djkraemer)]

I can confirm this crash with the same exact details as above.

[Ralf Nieuwenhuijsen (ralf-nieuwenhuijsen)]

Those who are wondering how to get a running system back.
Go to a terminal.
Type:

  sudo aptitude update
  sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

And the update-manager, and all related tools will start to work again.
You can also go into Synaptic. Refresh the list. Mark all upgrades and Apply.

[keeganspeck (keeganspeck)]

thanks, yeah today, before reading these messages, i logged in as a kde
session and used synaptic, and there was a new version of gnome-panel.
thanks tho

On 2/27/07, Ralf Nieuwenhuijsen <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Those who are wondering how to get a running system back.
> Go to a terminal.
> Type:
>
> sudo aptitude update
> sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
>
> And the update-manager, and all related tools will start to work again.
> You can also go into Synaptic. Refresh the list. Mark all upgrades and
> Apply.
>
> --
> [apport] apt-check crashed with ImportError in <module>()
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/88104
>

--
keegan

[tony Makstutis (a-makstutis)]

I believe I was one of the first to report this bug.
after being frustrated for three days. i gave up and upgraded the system. Being a total novice to Linux/Ubuntu i took the simple way out
go to terminal.
type "sudo apt-get upgrade"
type password when prompted.
system wil then upgrade.
then you will have a working system. without the neat "control center" the system goes back to "PREFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATION"
tony makstutis.l

[garth duncan (garthduncan)]

hello tony,

thank you. someone was also kind enough to send along the cure. is this
message still up somewhere that I should take down?

best regards,
Garth

----Original Message Follows----
From: tony Makstutis <email address hidden>
Reply-To: Bug 88104 <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 88104] Re: [apport] apt-check crashed with ImportError
in<module>()
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:48:05 -0000

I believe I was one of the first to report this bug.
after being frustrated for three days. i gave up and upgraded the system.
Being a total novice to Linux/Ubuntu i took the simple way out
go to terminal.
type "sudo apt-get upgrade"
type password when prompted.
system wil then upgrade.
then you will have a working system. without the neat "control center" the
system goes back to "PREFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATION"
tony makstutis.l

--
[apport] apt-check crashed with ImportError in <module>()
https://launchpad.net/bugs/88104

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[Nolan (nolanzoe)]

Here is what I got: need fix

A unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:

'W:Encountered status field in a non-version description, E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

[joey.blacksmith (joey-blacksmith)]

I found this bug on maverick alpha 2...