apt-offline (1.8.2-1) in Debian unstable has resolved this issue. This landed in Ubuntu on 2020-02-09.
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-offline/1.8.2-1 ** Changed in: apt-offline (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Studio Bugs, which is subscribed to ubuntustudio-meta in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: UbuntuStudioPackages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1848755 Title: xubuntu and ubuntustudio should not depend on apt-offline (or fix it) Status in apt-offline package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in ubuntustudio-meta package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in xubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in apt-offline package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: xubuntu and ubuntustudio should not depend on apt-offline (or fix it). apt-offline still depends on Python2, which shouldn't be used anymore for 20.04 LTS. So either apt-offline should be ported completely to Python3, or the seeds should remove apt-offline. There is a Debian RC issue in apt-offline. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-offline/+bug/1848755/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs Post to : ubuntustudio-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp