/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk:KeyError:__getitem__:__getitem__:show_drivers:set_driver_action_status:__getitem__

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The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding software-properties. This problem was most recently seen with version 0.96.13.1, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/9de02a9f290237dd5c83e9cc73db340a544b362d contains more details.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 1375, in show_drivers
    self.set_driver_action_status()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 1398, in set_driver_action_status
    pkg = self.apt_cache[pkg_name]
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 205, in __getitem__
    raise KeyError('The cache has no package named %r' % key)
KeyError: "The cache has no package named 'xserver-xorg-video-nouveau'"

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The following bug is more recent, affects disco and eoan, and contains a similar Traceback to the one here.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1820863

Additionally, this errors bucket looks to be the same issue.

https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/4e534b50ef855b7cd8166e7c5bb73303dd62fd9f