Output from package manager: | E: Type 'Types:' is not known on line 51 in source list

[delriounicc]

Describe the bug
When I try to update my VM Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS I couldn´t upgrade the updates with the classification "Other". It failed. I tried 2 times with the same error.
There were 10 updated not installed on the VM.
The error that I could see on the logs was:
2024-07-17T06:57:48Z> [APM] Refreshing local repo... [Sources=/var/lib/waagent/Microsoft.CPlat.Core.LinuxPatchExtension-1.6.55/tmp/azgps-patch-custom-9c5d4163-b5ac-4ecc-a617-11492d9680d5.list]
DEBUG: Invoking package manager using: sudo apt-get -q update -oDir::Etc::Sourcelist=/var/lib/waagent/Microsoft.CPlat.Core.LinuxPatchExtension-1.6.55/tmp/azgps-patch-custom-9c5d4163-b5ac-4ecc-a617-11492d9680d5.list
2024-07-17T06:57:48Z> [ERROR] Package manager was invoked using: sudo apt-get -q update -oDir::Etc::Sourcelist=/var/lib/waagent/Microsoft.CPlat.Core.LinuxPatchExtension-1.6.55/tmp/azgps-patch-custom-9c5d4163-b5ac-4ecc-a617-11492d9680d5.list
2024-07-17T06:57:48Z> WARNING:- Return code from package manager: 100
2024-07-17T06:57:48Z> WARNING:- Output from package manager: | E: Type 'Types:' is not known on line 51 in source list /var/lib/waagent/Microsoft.CPlat.Core.LinuxPatchExtension-1.6.55/tmp/azgps-patch-custom-9c5d4163-b5ac-4ecc-a617-11492d9680d5.list | E: The list of sources could not be read.
2024-07-17T06:57:48Z> ERROR:[APM] Error in modifying custom sources list. [Error=Exception('Unexpected return code (100) from package manager on command: sudo apt-get -q update -oDir::Etc::Sourcelist=/var/lib/waagent/Microsoft.CPlat.Core.LinuxPatchExtension-1.6.55/tmp/azgps-patch-custom-9c5d4163-b5ac-4ecc-a617-11492d9680d5.list', '')]

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run one-time update or scheduled update on a VM Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS

Expected behavior
The expected behaviour is that all the updates were successfully installed.

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**patch_17072024.txt

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[HotStew]

I have exactly the same problem. I was able to retrieve the source list file during the patch since it gets deleted afterwards.

Like for you, it fails on the Types: deb line. This got me wondering about the supported format of file type. Turns out the format being used in the azgps-patch-custom-[UUID].list file is the DEB822-style format, but this format is only supported by the .sources file extension but not the .list file extension as described here in the manpage.

Here is the line in source code where the source file name is defined

Contents of the file:

## Note, this file is written by cloud-init on first boot of an instance
## modifications made here will not survive a re-bundle.
## if you wish to make changes you can:
## a.) add 'apt_preserve_sources_list: true' to /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
##     or do the same in user-data
## b.) add sources in /etc/apt/sources.list.d
## c.) make changes to template file /etc/cloud/templates/sources.list.tmpl

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy main restricted
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy universe
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy universe
deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates universe
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy multiverse
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy multiverse
deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted
deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security universe
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security universe
deb http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security multiverse
# deb-src http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security multiverse
deb [arch=amd64,armhf,arm64] https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/22.04/prod jammy main
Types: deb
URIs: https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/azure-cli/
Suites: jammy
Components: main
Architectures: amd64
Signed-by: /etc/apt/keyrings/microsoft.gpg

[HotStew]

@rane-rajasi Could the fix be as simple as it seems? Just changing the file extension to .sources?

[HotStew]

@benank @feng-j678 ping

[juanantoniofornericc]

I was suffering same issue, I have been able to fix it by replacing /etc/apt/sources.list.d/azure-cli.source file with /etc/apt/sources.list.d/azure-cli.list, it looks like azure update manager agent picks all files from /etc/apt/sources.list.d and merges them into a single file called azgps-patch-custom-[UUID].list, meaning that it is mixing .list and .source formats in a single .list file, causing the process to fail. If you have any .source file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d I recommend you to convert it to a .list file and test again the patching process.

[MarioGruda]

We have the same problem with Ubutu 24.04 LTS (22.04 worked fine for us). We have the two files ‘ubuntu.sources’ and ‘microsoft-prod.list’ under /etc/apt/sources.list.d. When updating, though Azure Update Manager we get the error Output from package manager: | E: Type ‘Suites:’ is not known in line 7 in the source list /var/lib/waagent/Microsoft.CPlat.Core.LinuxPatchExtension-1.6.55/tmp/azgps-patch-custom-ce60719a-f0b6-4dc7-b0a8-fcc10314f75d.list. Running apt upgrade manually works fine.

We have changed the sources file to the older list format and now it works again.

[janv8000]

Similar issue https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2082463/azure-patch-manager-error-code-(100)-ubuntu-24-04 ?

E: Type 'URIs:' is not known on line 1 in source list /var/lib/waagent/Microsoft.SoftwareUpdateManagement.LinuxOsUpdateExtension-1.0.45.0/tmp/msft-aumc-security-patches-1d6d5e68-8f77-488b-9b23-d5f3ea923a45.list

[frans-otogone]

@kjohn-msft was this issue resolved somehow?

[janv8000]

530dec2 mentions debstyle882 support, #273 related?

[kjohn-msft]

Yes, support for this is checked in and validated. It will only be deployed into production in January 2025 though because of end of year deployment blocks.

[Sachin311098]

Has Microsoft deployed a fix, and is there an eta for it?

[tjone270]

Hi @kjohn-msft, following up on the last comment from @Sachin311098, is there an update on this issue and if so, what's the ETA?

[olivebay]

Is there an ETA for this fix?

[justenh1431]

We are still waiting for the fix. Cannot update Ubuntu 24.04 VMs with Azure Update Manager without throwing an error.

[FabianKnapp]

Same here... still waiting for the fix.