It looks like that has been fixed sometime in the last two and a half years as I cannot reproduce this error:
root@test:~# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial root@test:~# apt-cache policy libvirt-clients libvirt-clients: Installed: 2.5.0-3ubuntu5.6~cloud3 Candidate: 2.5.0-3ubuntu5.6~cloud3 Version table: *** 2.5.0-3ubuntu5.6~cloud3 500 500 http://ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/ocata/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status root@test:~# ubuntu-support-status Support status summary of 'test': You have 435 packages (97.3%) supported until April 2021 (Canonical - 5y) You have 0 packages (0.0%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded You have 12 packages (2.7%) that are unsupported Run with --show-unsupported, --show-supported or --show-all to see more details root@test:~# ubuntu-support-status --list | grep libvirt libvirt-clients Unsupported libvirt0 Unsupported ** Changed in: cloud-archive Status: Triaged => Won't Fix ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released ** Changed in: cloud-archive Status: Won't Fix => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1700781 Title: ubuntu-support-status fails with exception if using libvirt from the ocata cloud-archive To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1700781/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs