apt_pkg.ParseTagFile has been replaced by apt_pkg.TagFile, breaks system-config-kickstart

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

The following change worked for me:-

--- /usr/share/system-config-kickstart/packageGroupList.py.old 2010-10-16 01:19:34.000000000 +0100
+++ /usr/share/system-config-kickstart/packageGroupList.py 2013-11-08 22:28:35.205372755 +0000
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
             os.execlp("apt-cache", "apt-cache", "dumpavail")
         os.waitpid(pid, 0)
         availfile.seek(0)
- availparse = apt_pkg.ParseTagFile(availfile)
- while availparse.Step() == 1:
- if availparse.Section.has_key("Task"):
- task = availparse.Section["Task"]
+ availparse = apt_pkg.TagFile(availfile)
+ while availparse.step() == 1:
+ if availparse.section.has_key("Task"):
+ task = availparse.section["Task"]
                 if not self.groups.has_key(task):
                     if apt_group_names.has_key(task):
                         taskname = apt_group_names[task]

I have the same problem in Kubuntu 13.10.
I don't uderstand how to enter the proposed solution...

polikarpa, download the attached patch and do the following

sudo patch -b -p1 <sck_pkgGL_Patch

When asked for file to patch give this:
File to patch: /usr/share/system-config-kickstart/packageGroupList.py

This fix has been found by Surfraz Ahmed (surfraz), in no way am I taking credits for this, i created a patch file so as others can understand how to patch this.

+selven

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This bug was fixed in the package system-config-kickstart - 2.5.20-0ubuntu23

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system-config-kickstart (2.5.20-0ubuntu23) trusty; urgency=low

  * packageGroupList.py: update for changes in ParseTagFile of apt_pkg.
    Thanks to Surfraz Ahmed for the patch. (LP: #1236315)
 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:31:52 -0800

This bug still exists even in 13.04 desktop 64 Bit release. The patch provided by PC_THE_GREAT (pcthegreat) fixed my problem too. My .py file was different than OP's.

Regards,
Vikas

I am quite disappointed to say that the bug is still now fixed in 14.04 release. This patch does not fixes the issue in this release.

Please find the attached screenshot of the error. Any suggestion to resolve this ?

Regards,
Vikas

The error from comment #9 is actually bug 1260107.

I ran into this as well..

Another site suggested this from debian which works.
# apt-get remove hwdata
# wget ftp://mirror.ovh.net/mirrors/ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/h/hwdata/hwdata_0.234-1_all.deb
# dpkg -i hwdata_0.234-1_all.deb
# apt-get install system-config-kickstart
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/ubuntu-63/system-config-kickstart-not-working-in-ubuntu-14-04-a-4175502357/

Doesn't work. I'm still getting:

(system-config-kickstart.py:15210): libglade-WARNING **: Could not load support for `gnome': libgnome.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

on trusty.

@Jens Elkner:

You need to install libgnomeui-0 additionaly.

Kind regards
Tony

Thanx, I kicked it.