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).
The following packages will be upgraded: base-files unattended-upgrades 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 101 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 base-files amd64 9.4ubuntu4.5 [68.4 kB] Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 unattended-upgrades all 0.90ubuntu0.7 [32.7 kB] Fetched 101 kB in 1s (64.1 kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 212942 files and directories currently installed.) 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 ... Unpacking unattended-upgrades (0.90ubuntu0.7) over (0.90ubuntu0.6) ... 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) ... ++++++++++++++ $ 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 $ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1570717 Title: dpkg: warning: version '/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1570717/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
