[Bug 990458] [NEW] Upgrade process to precise failed if BrisCAD trial version is installed

[Nikolay Morozov]

Public bug reported:

I have trial version of BrisCAD installed in my sytem. Update process brokes, after this i can login in textmode.
Any apttemps running apt or dpkg failed beacuse of erros in /var/lib/dpkg/status and available (empty line instead of bricad devcription). Truncation the description of briscad than i can run aptitude.
then i continue
aptitude -f install
aptitude update
aptitude dist-upgrade

But oeiric can fucntion normaly with long riscad description

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 28 16:02:12 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GsettingsChanges:
 com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
 com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1335614506
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 600
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 600
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111011)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (0 days ago)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug dist-upgrade i386 precise

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Title:
  Upgrade process  to precise failed if BrisCAD trial version is
  installed

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have trial version of BrisCAD installed in my sytem. Update process brokes, after this i can login in textmode.
  Any apttemps running apt or dpkg failed beacuse of erros in /var/lib/dpkg/status and available (empty line instead of bricad devcription). Truncation the description of briscad than i can run aptitude.
  then i continue
  aptitude -f install
  aptitude update
  aptitude dist-upgrade

  But oeiric can fucntion normaly with long riscad description

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Apr 28 16:02:12 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  GsettingsChanges:
   com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
   com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1335614506
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 600
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 600
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111011)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (0 days ago)

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