[Bug 813155] Re: software-center crashed with TypeError in decode(): expected string or buffer

[Gary Lasker]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 812923 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/812923

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duplicate of bug 812923, so it is being marked as such. Please look at
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** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 812923
   software-center crashed with TypeError in decode(): expected string or buffer

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

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

Bug description:
  crash

  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 i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Jul 19 22:27:35 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110719)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.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: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-07-19 (0 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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