Comment 4 for bug 1570717

I'm seeing the version "'/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit" message as well on Kubuntu 16.04 today (August 1, 2017).

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Preconfiguring packages ...
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Preparing to unpack .../base-files_9.4ubuntu4.5_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking base-files (9.4ubuntu4.5) over (9.4ubuntu4.4) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for install-info (6.1.0.dfsg.1-5) ...
Processing triggers for cracklib-runtime (2.9.2-1build2) ...
Processing triggers for plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text (1:16.04ubuntu2) ...
dpkg: warning: version '/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit
rmdir: failed to remove '/lib/plymouth/': No such file or directory
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text (0.9.2-3ubuntu13.1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.8) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-28-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_01.bin for module i915
Setting up base-files (9.4ubuntu4.5) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/issue ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/issue.net ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/lsb-release ...
Processing triggers for plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text (1:16.04ubuntu2) ...
dpkg: warning: version '/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit
rmdir: failed to remove '/lib/plymouth/': No such file or directory
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text (0.9.2-3ubuntu13.1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.8) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-28-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_01.bin for module i915
(Reading database ... 212942 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../unattended-upgrades_0.90ubuntu0.7_all.deb ...
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Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu19) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up unattended-upgrades (0.90ubuntu0.7) ...

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$ uname -a
Linux Dell-Inspiron-15-3567 4.10.0-28-generic #32~16.04.2-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 20 10:19:48 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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