[Bug 1965958] Re: list-oem-metapackages crashed with AttributeError in packages_for_modalias(): 'Cache' object has no attribute 'packages'

[Phil Clifford]

After updating packages in a 22.04 ubuntu-mate VM on 24/3/22 I hit this
bug.  Additionally of note the Brisk Menu icon in the session changed to
the Gnome "foot" (although the menu seemed unaffected).  This logo
reverted to the Ubuntu Mate one after logging out and back in again.
Not important, but I wanted to flag this somewhere in case an upstream
fix in Solus brisk menu or in Ubuntu Mate might be desirable

** Also affects: brisk-menu (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  list-oem-metapackages crashed with AttributeError in
  packages_for_modalias(): 'Cache' object has no attribute 'packages'

Status in Ubuntu MATE:
  New
Status in brisk-menu package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Ocurred in upgrade installation software

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: update-notifier-common 3.192.51
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-23.23-generic 5.15.27
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu79
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CrashCounter: 1
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue Mar 22 08:59:33 2022
  ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/update-notifier/list-oem-metapackages
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-02-09 (40 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220202)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.10
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/lib/update-notifier/list-oem-metapackages
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.3, python3-minimal, 3.10.1-0ubuntu2
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/update-notifier/list-oem-metapackages']
  PythonDetails: N/A
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  Title: list-oem-metapackages crashed with AttributeError in packages_for_modalias(): 'Cache' object has no attribute 'packages'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo

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