** Description changed: + [Impact] + + * Unattended-upgrades can be crashing when packages are marked for removal after collecting upgradable packages. + * The fix clear the cache when it may be in an invalid state to lose markings. + + [Test Case] + + * Observe + https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/66b5fef8d6dd83a7db6c494c807cfc067626c0c2 + not occurring in fixed versions. + + [Regression Potential] + + * The extra cache.clear() can take extra CPU time when invoked + needlessly or can cause skipping updates when invoked at the wrong time. + However the fix received extensive testing in newer releases making + unnoticed regressions unlikely to surface. + + [Original Bug Text] + The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding unattended-upgrades. This problem was most recently seen with package version 1.1ubuntu1.18.04.1, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/9b1b98279fa2b503abb1b1b69bec0cabf647be0c 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/. Traceback Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade", line 1927, in <module> sys.exit(main(options)) File "/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade", line 1782, in main logfile_dpkg) File "/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade", line 1057, in do_install "removal:%s" % "".join([pkg.name for pkg in marked_delete])) AssertionError: Internal error. The following packages are marked for removal:linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic Also seen as: https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/733d2e7865692e215f406231edd3692a6a1810c5
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