Public bug reported:
Unable to run "Software & Updates" from either the app menu nor Synaptic
via Settings -> Repositories. The following error is generated:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 100, in <module>
app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=options.data_dir, options=options,
file=file)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py",
line 163, in __init__
SoftwareProperties.__init__(self, options=options, datadir=datadir,
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
109, in __init__
self.backup_sourceslist()
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
437, in backup_sourceslist
source_bkp = SourceEntry(line=source.line,file=source.file)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/sourceslist.py", line 509, in
__init__
raise ValueError("Classic SourceEntry cannot be written to .sources file")
ValueError: Classic SourceEntry cannot be written to .sources file
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.99.42
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-11.11-generic 6.8.0-rc4
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.0-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Mar 8 08:56:53 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-11-02 (127 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20231101)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble wayland-session
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2056557
Title:
Software & Updates does not currently work in 24.04
Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Unable to run "Software & Updates" from either the app menu nor
Synaptic via Settings -> Repositories. The following error is
generated:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 100, in <module>
app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=options.data_dir, options=options,
file=file)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py",
line 163, in __init__
SoftwareProperties.__init__(self, options=options, datadir=datadir,
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
109, in __init__
self.backup_sourceslist()
File
"/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line
437, in backup_sourceslist
source_bkp = SourceEntry(line=source.line,file=source.file)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/sourceslist.py", line 509,
in __init__
raise ValueError("Classic SourceEntry cannot be written to .sources file")
ValueError: Classic SourceEntry cannot be written to .sources file
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.99.42
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-11.11-generic 6.8.0-rc4
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.0-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Mar 8 08:56:53 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-11-02 (127 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20231101)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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