[Bug 813583] Re: software-center crashed with TypeError in decode(): expected string or buffer

[Dave Morley]

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Title:
  software-center crashed with TypeError in decode(): expected string or
  buffer

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  mvo tremolux this is the report I get everytime I open USC

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 4.1.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-5.6-generic 3.0.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-5-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jul 20 16:27:56 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110720)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center']
  SourcePackage: software-center
  Title: software-center crashed with TypeError in decode(): expected string or buffer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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