list-oem-metapackages crashed with AttributeError in packages_for_modalias(): 'Cache' object has no attribute 'packages'

[Leó Kolbeinsson]

This bug occurred after install of Ubuntu Mate Jammy daily ISO 15-03-2022

Test machine Dell Optiplex 7060 in UEFI+secure boot mode.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: update-notifier-common 3.192.51
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-22.22-generic 5.15.19
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu79
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Tue Mar 15 10:21:14 2022
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/update-notifier/list-oem-metapackages
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-15 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220315)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.10
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/lib/update-notifier/list-oem-metapackages
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.2, python3-minimal, 3.10.1-0ubuntu1
PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/update-notifier/list-oem-metapackages']
PythonDetails: N/A
SourcePackage: update-notifier
Title: list-oem-metapackages 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 lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1964923

[Marcos Nascimento (wstlmn)]

This message occurred after the system update - Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish (development branch).

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The crash is actually in ubuntu-drivers-common.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Xubuntu jammy install (replace partition) to
- hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)

and whilst performing post-install checks an error message appeared; this bug was suggested on filing....

[Bin Li (binli)]

Here is the crash file.

[Bin Li (binli)]

After debugging, I found this issue is still related to list-oem-metapackages in update-notifier, I just switch apt to apt_pkg, and is_installed is also not attribute of pkg.

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

The attachment "0001-apt.cache-has-no-attribute-packages.patch" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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[Eric Carvalho (eric-carvalho)]

The patch in message #8 fixes this bug for me.

[Joshua Peisach (itzswirlz)]

Confirmed on Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix

[Anony Moose (foobidoo)]

#1965958 is a potential duplicate

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

FYI - This also seems to affect all Ubuntu Desktop installs on VMware where we got a few reports. I'll redirect people here ...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package update-notifier - 3.192.52

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update-notifier (3.192.52) jammy; urgency=medium

  [ Robert Ancell ]
  * Disable Ubuntu Pro notification (LP: #1965996)

  [ Alberto Milone ]
  * data/list-oem-metapackages:
    - Fully transition to apt_pkg. This makes the code compatible
      with the new apt_pkg based UbuntuDrivers (LP: #1964923).
      Credit goes to Bin Li for spotting the problem and
      suggesting a fix.

 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:28:02 +0100

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

This was not actually fully fixed and bug 1966811 is about a crash with list-oem-metapackages which I've uploaded a fix for.