** Description changed: + [Impact] + + * Update-manager crashes when it tries to remove a package not existing in the archive that was already removed since update-manager refreshed its cache. + * The fix TODO + + [Test Case ] + + (with Bionic's package names) + * Install older kernel packages, downgrade a few packages and mark the kernels autoremovable: + $ wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-hwe/linux-headers-4.8.0-36_4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1_all.deb + $ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8.0-36_4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1_all.deb && sudo apt-mark auto linux-headers-4.8.0-36 && sudo /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal + $ sudo eatmydata apt install -y --allow-downgrades libpoppler73=0.62.0-2ubuntu2 poppler-utils=0.62.0-2ubuntu2 + + * Start update-manager in a different terminal and _don't_ start the + upgrade + + * Remove kernel packages behind u-m's back: + $ sudo apt purge -y linux-headers-4.8.0-36 + + * Click Settings.. on update-manager's GUI, then Close on the appearing + dialogue. In buggy versions a crash with apt_pkg.CacheMismatchError is + shown in the terminal, in + + [Regression Potential] + + * TODO + + [Original bug text] + The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding update-manager. This problem was most recently seen with package version 1:18.10.7, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/e5025f8bd160fe34610030a2f4386a39418f0271 contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports. If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.
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