Ubuntu
software-properties package

software-properties-gtk crashed with AttributeError in packages_for_modalias(): 'Cache' object has no attribute 'packages'

Bug #1964880 reported by Matthew Ruffell
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This bug affects 70 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-properties (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Alberto Milone
Jammy
Fix Released
High
Alberto Milone

Bug Description

Opened up "Software & Updates" and clicked the "Additional Drivers Tab", for the tab to crash.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.99.19
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-23.23-generic 5.15.27
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu79
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Mar 15 19:02:39 2022
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-01-02 (72 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220101)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.10
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.2+, python3-minimal, 3.10.1-0ubuntu2
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk']
PythonDetails: N/A
SourcePackage: software-properties
Title: software-properties-gtk crashed with AttributeError in packages_for_modalias(): 'Cache' object has no attribute 'packages'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip libvirt lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo

Related branches

~albertomilone/ubuntu/+source/software-properties:apt-pkg-transition
Sebastien Bacher (community): Approve
Julian Andres Klode (community): Needs Fixing
git-ubuntu import: Pending requested
Diff: 406 lines (+121/-80)
3 files modified
softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py (+24/-12)
softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py (+49/-35)
softwareproperties/qt/SoftwarePropertiesQt.py (+48/-33)
Revision history for this message
Matthew Ruffell (mruffell) wrote :
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
affects: software-properties (Ubuntu Jammy) → ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Jammy)
Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Jammy):
assignee: nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
importance: Undecided → High
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
tags: added: rls-jj-incoming
Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Jammy):
status: New → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Alberto Milone (albertomilone) wrote :

I have created a merge proposal for this.

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
affects: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Jammy) → software-properties (Ubuntu Jammy)
Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu Jammy):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
tags: removed: rls-jj-incoming
Revision history for this message
Matthew Ruffell (mruffell) wrote :

I installed software-properties 0.99.20 from -proposed, and opened software-properties-gtk, and clicked the "Additional Drivers" tab. The tab loaded correctly and did not crash.

The package in -proposed fixes the issue, happy to mark verified.

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.99.20

---------------
software-properties (0.99.20) jammy; urgency=medium

  [ Alberto Milone ]
  * Update to be compatible with the new ubuntu-drivers-common version
    (lp: #1964880)

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:38:01 +0100

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu Jammy):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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