gdebi-gtk crashed with ValueError in update_interface(): could not convert string to float: '0,0000'

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

The traceback actually seems to be in python-apt.

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/base.py", line 255, in update_interface
    if float(percent) != self.percent or status_str != self.status:
ValueError: could not convert string to float: '0,0000'

Julian K indicated that the fix for 1611010 might end up fixing this and that he'd look at cherry-picking into into Ubuntu 16.04.

Let's clean this up.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

apt 1.2.16~rc1 just hit the PPA (might take some time for processing, though):

  https://launchpad.net/~deity/+archive/ubuntu/apt-1.2

and should fix this bug. It would be great to have some confirmation of that before uploading that, otherwise I'll go ahead with an SRU tomorrow probably if I don't notice any regression on my system.

1.2.16 uploaded.

Hello Jimmy, or anyone else affected,

Accepted apt into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/1.2.18 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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There are a couple of instances of this occurring with 1.2.18, but I think that is just noise as apport doesn't add package version information until the data collection is done which can be a bit after the crash.

 $ tools/pycassa-db-query.py '/usr/share/gdebi/gdebi-gtk%3AValueError%3A/usr/bin/gdebi-gtk%40100%3Aon_button_install_clicked%3Adpkg_action%3Acommit%3Ainstall_archives%3Arun%3Await_child%3Aupdate_interface%3Aupdate_interface'
5888 examined.
{u'1.2.18': 2, u'1.2.15ubuntu0.2': 859, u'1.3.1': 0, u'1.2.14': 2, u'1.2.15': 5005}

Querying the other bucket:

$ tools/pycassa-db-query.py '/usr/share/gdebi/gdebi-gtk%3AValueError%3Aon_button_install_clicked%3Adpkg_action%3Acommit%3Ainstall_archives%3Arun%3Await_child%3Aupdate_interface%3Aupdate_interface'
270 examined.
{u'1.2.15ubuntu0.2': 80, u'1.2.15': 188}

This bug is triggered when upgrading up to date xenial to yakkety, so should be showstopper priority.
do-release-upgrade fails and cannot continue, potentially leaving system in unbootable state.

Bucket 2:

 $ tools/pycassa-db-query.py '/usr/share/gdebi/gdebi-gtk%3AValueError%3Aon_button_install_clicked%3Adpkg_action%3Acommit%3Ainstall_archives%3Arun%3Await_child%3Aupdate_interface%3Aupdate_interface'
441 examined.
{u'1.2.15ubuntu0.2': 244, u'1.2.15': 194}

Bucket 1:

 $ tools/pycassa-db-query.py '/usr/share/gdebi/gdebi-gtk%3AValueError%3A/usr/bin/gdebi-gtk%40100%3Aon_button_install_clicked%3Adpkg_action%3Acommit%3Ainstall_archives%3Arun%3Await_child%3Aupdate_interface%3Aupdate_interface'
11537 examined.
{u'1.2.14': 5, u'1.2.15': 5231, u'1.2.18': 6, u'1.2.15ubuntu0.2': 6264, u'1.3.1': 0, u'1.3~rc2ubuntu2': 0}

This bug was fixed in the package apt - 1.2.18

---------------
apt (1.2.18) xenial; urgency=high

  * SECURITY UPDATE: gpgv: Check for errors when splitting files (CVE-2016-1252)
    Thanks to Jann Horn, Google Project Zero for reporting the issue
    (LP: #1647467)
  * gpgv: Flush the files before checking for errors

apt (1.2.17) xenial; urgency=medium

  [ David Kalnischkies ]
  * apt-key: warn instead of fail on unreadable keyrings (LP: #1642386)
  * show apt-key warnings in apt update (Closes: 834973)

  [ Julian Andres Klode ]
  * test-releasefile-verification: installaptold: Clean up before run

apt (1.2.16) xenial; urgency=medium

  [ David Kalnischkies ]
  * avoid changing the global LC_TIME for Release writing
  * use de-localed std::put_time instead rolling our own
  * accept only the expected UTC timezones in date parsing (Closes: 819697)
  * avoid std::get_time usage to sidestep libstdc++6 bug (LP: #1593583)
  * imbue datetime parsing with C.UTF-8 locale (Closes: 828011)
  * prevent C++ locale number formatting in text APIs (try 2) (Closes: 832044)
  * prevent C++ locale number formatting in text APIs (try 3) (LP: #1611010)
    (LP: #1592817)
  * imbue .diff/Index parsing with C.UTF-8 as well

  [ Julian Andres Klode ]
  * Use C locale instead of C.UTF-8 for protocol strings
  * Add shippable.yml for CI on Shippable
  * Revert "if the FileFd failed already following calls should fail, too"
    (LP: #1641905)

 -- Julian Andres Klode <email address hidden> Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:28:08 +0100

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