Public bug reported: The following message, or something like it, is output when an update to appstream is done on 19.10:
dpkg: error: version '/usr/share/app-info/yaml /usr/share/app-info/icons' has ba d syntax: version string has embedded spaces This appears to be caused by this line in the appstream.postinst: if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" ge-nl "0.12.8"; then This gets called when the registered triggers are activated: interest-noawait /usr/share/app-info/icons interest-noawait /usr/share/app-info/yaml interest-noawait /usr/share/app-info/xml I recommend checking in the postinst if we are handling a trigger and avoiding the dpkg version comparison ** Affects: appstream (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1848387 Title: dpkg error when triggers are activated To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1848387/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs