Yes, I booted with another kernel and the error is still there.
I often delete my logs with Bleachbit, so I don't have any history. log (apt) now.
A few minutes ago, I did a test:
Recommended to me by:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
[sudo] password for user:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 326, in get_ppa_info
ret = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 101, in get_ppa_info_from_lp
return get_info_from_lp(lp_url)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 95, in get_info_from_lp
return get_info_from_https(lp_url, True)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 88, in get_info_from_https
data = _get_https_content_py3(url, accept_json)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 120, in _get_https_content_py3
lp_page = urllib.request.urlopen(request, cafile=LAUNCHPAD_PPA_CERT)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 210, in urlopen
raise ValueError('SSL support not available')
ValueError: SSL support not available
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 136, in
shortcut = shortcut_handler(line)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 868, in shortcut_handler
ret = factory(shortcut)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 398, in shortcut_handler
return PPAShortcutHandler(shortcut)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 355, in init
info = get_ppa_info(self.shortcut)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 338, in get_ppa_info
_get_suggested_ppa_message(user, ppa))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 295, in _get_suggested_ppa_message
lp_user = get_info_from_lp(LAUNCHPAD_USER_API % user)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 95, in get_info_from_lp
return get_info_from_https(lp_url, True)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 88, in get_info_from_https
data = _get_https_content_py3(url, accept_json)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 120, in _get_https_content_py3
lp_page = urllib.request.urlopen(request, cafile=LAUNCHPAD_PPA_CERT)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 210, in urlopen
raise ValueError('SSL support not available')
ValueError: SSL support not available
Installed OpenSSL packages:
libevent-openssl-2.1-6 (2.1.8-stable-4build1)
libgnutls-openssl27 (3.5.18-1ubuntu1.1)
openssl (1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.3)
perl-openssl-defaults (3build1)
python-openssl (17.5.0-1ubuntu1)
python3-openssl (17.5.0-1ubuntu1)
libssl-dev (1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.3)
libssl-doc (1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.3)
libssl1.0.0 (1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3)
libssl1.1 (1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.3)
Do I need package?
openssl1.0 (1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3)
Which OpenSSL packages are un-needed? See above @ Installed OpenSSL packages...
openssl version
OpenSSL 1.1.1b 26 Feb 2019
which openssl
/usr/local/bin/openssl
openssl speed (is working)
openssl speed
Doing mdc2 for 3s on 16 size blocks: 2371743 mdc2's in 2.99s
Doing mdc2 for 3s on 64 size blocks: 654173 mdc2's in 3.00s
Doing mdc2 for 3s on 256 size blocks: 167583 mdc2's in 3.00s
...
I don't know what is wrong with my OpenSSL.
I can't start the update manager, must have something to do with OpenSSL. Just what?
Normally this would be dangerous - but we just checked the files in the post above. 
