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Unable to run most apt commands — sosreport and cloud-init syntax errors are vexxing me

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I am trying to upgrade our 18.04 server to 20.x. The server is on AWS and it is an EC2 instance.

I can run apt update, but any apt command that tries to upgrade or install packages results in the below errors. I suspect these are symptoms rather than the cause, but if anyone has any pointers, I am out of ideas at the moment. There are a number of packages that are in a held/broken state. Even running apt-get -f install results in the same errors. Any help or pointers would be most welcome.

root@:/home/ubuntu# apt-get -f install 
Reading package lists... Done 
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done 
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 128 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. 
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. 
Setting up sosreport (4.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...   
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sos/report/plugins/gcp.py", line 99
    f"Failed to communicate with Metadata Server "
                                                 ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

dpkg: error processing package sosreport (--configure):  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up cloud-init (22.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.3) ...   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/cmd/devel/hotplug_hook.py", line 76
    self.datasource: DataSource = datasource
                   ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/cmd/devel/make_mime.py", line 128
    sys.stderr.write(f"{level}: {error}\n")
                                         ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_apk_configure.py", line 56
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_apt_configure.py", line 35
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_apt_pipelining.py", line 27
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_bootcmd.py", line 23
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_byobu.py", line 35
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ca_certs.py", line 48
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_chef.py", line 95
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_debug.py", line 27
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_disable_ec2_metadata.py", line 21
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_disk_setup.py", line 53
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_fan.py", line 31
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_final_message.py", line 29
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py", line 57
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_grub_dpkg.py", line 35
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_install_hotplug.py", line 12
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_keyboard.py", line 23
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_keys_to_console.py", line 23
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_landscape.py", line 60
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_locale.py", line 19
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_lxd.py", line 32
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_mcollective.py", line 50
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_migrator.py", line 27
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_mounts.py", line 81
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ntp.py", line 151
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_package_update_upgrade_install.py", line 30
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_phone_home.py", line 60
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_power_state_change.py", line 47
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_puppet.py", line 43
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_refresh_rmc_and_interface.py", line 37
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_reset_rmc.py", line 38
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_resizefs.py", line 23
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_resolv_conf.py", line 50
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_rh_subscription.py", line 28
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_rightscale_userdata.py", line 39
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_rsyslog.py", line 28
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_runcmd.py", line 48
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_salt_minion.py", line 30
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_scripts_per_boot.py", line 25
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_scripts_per_instance.py", line 26
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_scripts_per_once.py", line 25
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_scripts_user.py", line 26
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_scripts_vendor.py", line 25
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_seed_random.py", line 42
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_set_hostname.py", line 48
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py", line 38
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_snap.py", line 21
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_spacewalk.py", line 20
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ssh.py", line 126
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ssh_authkey_fingerprints.py", line 23
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ssh_import_id.py", line 29
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_timezone.py", line 19
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ubuntu_advantage.py", line 16
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ubuntu_drivers.py", line 17
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_update_etc_hosts.py", line 47
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_update_hostname.py", line 29
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_users_groups.py", line 69
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_write_files.py", line 25
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_write_files_deferred.py", line 22
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_yum_add_repo.py", line 51
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_zypper_add_repo.py", line 33
    meta: MetaSchema = {
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/modules.py", line 53
    f"Module '{mod}' with name '{name}' MUST have a 'meta' attribute "
                                                                     ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/schema.py", line 63
    name: str
        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py", line 79
    renderer_configs: Mapping[str, Mapping[str, Any]] = {}
                    ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/distros/networking.py", line 26
    self.blacklist_drivers: Optional[List[str]] = None
                          ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/handlers/shell_script_by_frequency.py", line 22
    mime_type = f"text/x-shellscript-{path_map[freq]}"
                                                     ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/net/__init__.py", line 1250
    return str(ipaddress.IPv4Network(f"0.0.0.0/{prefix}").netmask)
                                                       ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/net/network_manager.py", line 44
    "id": f"cloud-init {con_id}",
                               ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/net/network_state.py", line 953
    raise ValueError(f"Address {addr} is not a valid ip address")
                                                               ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py", line 211
    prefix_value = str(self._conf[f"PREFIX{index}"])
                                                 ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/netinfo.py", line 68
    str(IPv4Network(f'0.0.0.0/{addr["prefixlen"]}').netmask)
                                                 ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/safeyaml.py", line 64
    return f"{self.schemamarks_by_line[node.start_mark.line][0][0]}."
                                                                    ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAzure.py", line 100
    PLATFORM_ENTROPY_SOURCE: Optional[str] = "/sys/firmware/acpi/tables/OEM0"
                           ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOracle.py", line 106
    network_config_sources: Tuple[sources.NetworkConfigSource, ...] = (
                          ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/sources/__init__.py", line 190
    network_config_sources: Tuple[NetworkConfigSource, ...] = (
                          ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/sources/helpers/azure.py", line 799
    self.openssl_manager: Optional[OpenSSLManager] = None
                        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/stages.py", line 61
    default_events: Dict[
                  ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/url_helper.py", line 638
    loop_n: int = 0
          ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/util.py", line 408
    sys.stdout.write(f"{console_error}\n")
                                        ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

dpkg: error processing package cloud-init (--configure):  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing:  sosreport  cloud-init E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) root@:/home/ubuntu#
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