This bug has been fixed upstream in commit d18826071a2a7fda9ff52fba215494074a528651, you can see the commit at:
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/apt/python- apt.git/commit/?id=d18826071a2a7fda9ff52fba215494074a528651 The changelog message is: commit d18826071a2a7fda9ff52fba215494074a528651 Author: Julian Andres Klode <j...@debian.org> Date: Thu Nov 26 17:26:21 2015 +0100 apt.utils: Support parsing InRelease files Do not only look at Release files, but look at InRelease files as well. Change the code to open Release and InRelease files with apt_pkg.open_maybe_clear_signed_file() which will ignore the signature if it exists. LP: #1503979 Notes: Original patch by Brian Murray <br...@ubuntu.com> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python-apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1503979 Title: ubuntu-support-status throws exeption No date tag found (regression) Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Release: 14.04 update-manager-core: 1:0.196.14 Since the last update ubuntu-support-status throws Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status", line 133, in <module> pkg.name, support_tag) File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status", line 49, in get_maintenance_status raise Exception("No date tag found") Exception: No date tag found To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/1503979/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
