Dietpi: Post update v6.14 to v6.20 yields error /DietPi/dietpi/login line 168 error token

[kevkha]

Creating a bug report/issue

Required Information

• DietPi version | cat /DietPi/dietpi/.version 6.14
• Distro version | echo $G_DISTRO_NAME or cat /etc/debian_version jessie
• Kernel version | uname -a Linux DietPi 4.9.35-v7+ #1014 SMP Fri Jun 30 14:47:43 BST 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux
• SBC device | echo $G_HW_MODEL_DESCRIPTION or (EG: RPi3) RPi 3 Model B (armv7l)
• Power supply used | (EG: 5V 1A RAVpower) 5V 2.5A
• SDcard used | (EG: SanDisk ultra) SanDisk

Additional Information (if applicable)

• Software title | (EG: Nextcloud) Nexcloud
• Was the software title installed freshly or updated/migrated? updated
• Can this issue be replicated on a fresh installation of DietPi?
• dietpi-bugreport ID | sed -n 5p /DietPi/dietpi/.hw_model

Steps to reproduce

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Expected behaviour

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Actual behaviour

The update completed but upon reboot it still at the 6.14 version

 dietpi-launcher  = All the DietPi programs in one place.
 dietpi-config    = Feature rich configuration tool for your device.
 dietpi-software  = Select optimized software for installation.
 dietpi-update    = Run now to update DietPi (from v6.14 to v6.20).
 htop             = Resource monitor.
 cpu              = Shows CPU information and stats.

root@DietPi:~# dietpi-update
[  OK  ] DietPi-Update | Root access verified.
[  OK  ] DietPi-Update | RootFS R/W access verified.


 DietPi-Update
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 Mode: Checking for DietPi updates

...

[  OK  ] DietPi-Patchfile | Desired setting in /DietPi/dietpi/.installed was already set: aSOFTWARE_INSTALL_STATE[116]=0
[  OK  ] DietPi-Patchfile | APT installation for: procps, please wait...

[  OK  ] DietPi-Patchfile | G_AGI: procps
[  OK  ] DietPi-Update | Patching to v6.20.6 completed

[  OK  ] DietPi-Survey | Connection test: ssh.dietpi.com
[ SUB2 ] DietPi-Update > Completed
[ INFO ] DietPi-Update | Current version : v6.20.6
[ INFO ] DietPi-Update | Latest version  : v6.20.6
Connection closing...Socket close.

Connection closed by foreign host.

Disconnected from remote host(Nextcloud) at 15:55:04.

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[C:\~]$ 


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/DietPi/dietpi/login: line 42: /DietPi/dietpi/.dietpi-autostart_index: No such file or directory

 ───────────────────────────────────────
 DietPi     | Update available 
 ───────────────────────────────────────
 v6.14      | RPi 3 Model B (armv7l)
 ───────────────────────────────────────
 eth0       | 192.168.1.75
 ───────────────────────────────────────
 DietPi Core Team   : Daniel Knight (founder), MichaIng, K-Plan
 Web                : https://DietPi.com | https://twitter.com/dietpi_
 Donate             : https://goo.gl/pzISt9
 DietPi web hosting : Powered by https://MyVirtualServer.com

 dietpi-launcher  = All the DietPi programs in one place.
 dietpi-config    = Feature rich configuration tool for your device.
 dietpi-software  = Select optimized software for installation.
 dietpi-update    = Run now to update DietPi (from v6.14 to v6.20).
 htop             = Resource monitor.
 cpu              = Shows CPU information and stats.

/DietPi/dietpi/login: line 168: ((: > 0 : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "> 0 ")

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Extra details

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[MichaIng]

@kevkha
Thanks for your report.

The reboot is not done automatically, right? (It should not, if this is no fresh install)
If asked to restart, cancel/exit instead.

Please try:

dietpi-update 1 # Do NOT reboot, when asked, reboot later
systemctl restart dietpi-ramdisk
sync
sleep 5
reboot

[MichaIng]

PR for fix is up: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/pull/2509
Release will be very soon.

[Fourdee]

Completed, v6.21 released.

[kevkha]

Sorry for a delayed response, I was out for lunar new year. Thanks for the fix! All went well.