apt-offline install fails

[Ike Panhc]

On bionic `apt-offline install` fails with python traceback.

[Steps to reproduce]

1) sudo apt isntall -y apt-offline
2) sudo apt-offline set vim.sig --install-packages vim
3) sudo apt-offline get vim.sig --bundle vim.z
4) sudo apt-offline install vim.zip

[Expected result]

vim installed

[Actually result]

$ sudo apt-offline install vim.zip
No changelog available
(Y) Yes. Proceed with installation
(N) No, Abort.
(C) Display changelog
(?) Display this help message.
What would you like to do next: (y, N, ?)y
Proceeding with installation
vim_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb file synced.
vim-tiny_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb file synced.
vim-runtime_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1_all.deb file synced.
vim-common_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1_all.deb file synced.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/apt-offline", line 28, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_offline_core/AptOfflineCoreLib.py", line 2211, in main
    args.func(args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_offline_core/AptOfflineCoreLib.py", line 1917, in installer
    AptSecure = APTVerifySigs(Simulate=InstallerInstance.Bool_TestWindows)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_offline_core/AptOfflineCoreLib.py", line 594, in __init__
    output = process.communicate(input=command)[0]
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 843, in communicate
    stdout, stderr = self._communicate(input, endtime, timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 1499, in _communicate
    input_view = memoryview(self._input)
TypeError: memoryview: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf (rrs)]

Looks like it is time to make a new apt-offline release.

This bug has been reported and fixed in the upstream repository.
https://github.com/rickysarraf/apt-offline/issues/74

On Wed, 2019-11-06 at 06:45 +0000, Ike Panhc wrote:
> On bionic `apt-offline install` fails with python traceback.
>
> [Steps to reproduce]
>
> 1) sudo apt isntall -y apt-offline
> 2) sudo apt-offline set vim.sig --install-packages vim
> 3) sudo apt-offline get vim.sig --bundle vim.z
> 4) sudo apt-offline install vim.zip
>
> [Expected result]
>
> vim installed
>
> [Actually result]
>
> $ sudo apt-offline install vim.zip
> No changelog available
> (Y) Yes. Proceed with installation
> (N) No, Abort.
> (C) Display changelog
> (?) Display this help message.
> What would you like to do next: (y, N, ?)y
> Proceeding with installation
> vim_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb file synced.
> vim-tiny_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb file synced.
> vim-runtime_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1_all.deb file synced.
> vim-common_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1_all.deb file synced.
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/apt-offline", line 28, in <module>
> main()
> File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-
> packages/apt_offline_core/AptOfflineCoreLib.py", line 2211, in main
> args.func(args)
> File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-
> packages/apt_offline_core/AptOfflineCoreLib.py", line 1917, in
> installer
> AptSecure =
> APTVerifySigs(Simulate=InstallerInstance.Bool_TestWindows)
> File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-
> packages/apt_offline_core/AptOfflineCoreLib.py", line 594, in
> __init__
> output = process.communicate(input=command)[0]
> File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 843, in communicate
> stdout, stderr = self._communicate(input, endtime, timeout)
> File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 1499, in _communicate
> input_view = memoryview(self._input)
> TypeError: memoryview: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'
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Ritesh Raj Sarraf
RESEARCHUT - http://www.researchut.com
"Necessity is the mother of invention."

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Dietmar May (dietmar.may)]

Affects at least bionic and disco - both share the same 1.8.1 version of apt-offline, which has this bug.