[Bug 1731334] Re: update-notifier-common upgrade :debconf.py not found

[dino99]

I get the same crasher on that fresh artful -> Bionic install. The
apport message is : debconf is unknown, or so, even if debconf package
is installed.

I confirm that the only debconf.py installed is at:
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptdaemon/debconf.py

But aptdaemon is said 'unmaintained' and listed for removal:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1673258

So update-notifier needs to update its path installation asap.

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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Title:
  update-notifier-common upgrade :debconf.py not found

Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Today I did a fresh instalation of new branch development ubuntu
  beaver, intended to help with some tests... So, after the
  installation, I switched on cannonical partners and proposed
  repositoryes and I gave an apt upgrade and dist-upgrade and restarted
  the computer...  After this I tried to install flashplugin-installer
  and I got the follow messages from apt process:

  Configuring update-notifier-common (3.186) ...
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader", line 26, in <module>
      import debconf
  ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'debconf'
  dpkg: erro ao processar o pacote update-notifier-common (--configure):
   installed update-notifier-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

  I had to remove the update-notifier-common and with it, update-
  notifier, ubuntu-desktop, the unconfigured flashplugin-installer and
  some two oher dependencies that I dont remember.

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