Public bug reported: When performing package related operations I get a warning about an invalid character in version number. For example:
$ dpkg -l compiz dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 8322 package 'compiz': error in 'Version' field string '1:0.9.12.2+6.04.20160823-0ubuntu1': invalid character in version number Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-===================-==============-==============-============================================ ii compiz 1:0.9.12.2+ all OpenGL window and compositing manager $ sudo aptitude upgrade No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed. 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used. dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 8322 package 'compiz': error in 'Version' field string '1:0.9.12.2+6.04.20160823-0ubuntu1': invalid character in version number dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 8322 package 'compiz': error in 'Version' field string '1:0.9.12.2+6.04.20160823-0ubuntu1': invalid character in version number I am running 16.04: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 Please let me know if you need any more information. ** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701756 Title: dpkg reports invalid character in version number on package 'compiz' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1701756/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~compiz Post to : compiz@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~compiz More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp