According to git, the function was first shipped in APT 0.9.8, so you should be able to just apply
http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/apt/python- apt.git/commit/?id=d92026e96db4a4d03cec9f135b5407804892c55f to trusty's python-apt , and maybe: http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/apt/python- apt.git/commit/?id=6fb8772391b29974985c7194bb7a4cdbff86b12d -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python-apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1503979 Title: ubuntu-support-status throws exeption No date tag found (regression) Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Release: 14.04 update-manager-core: 1:0.196.14 Since the last update ubuntu-support-status throws Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status", line 133, in <module> pkg.name, support_tag) File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status", line 49, in get_maintenance_status raise Exception("No date tag found") Exception: No date tag found To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/1503979/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
