[Bug 838883] [NEW] Can't disable ubuntu-desktop ppa using software-properties-gtk

[Lukasz Olszewski]

Public bug reported:

When trying to deselect  ubuntu-desktop ppa I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 647, in on_isv_source_toggled
    self.backend.ToggleSourceUse(str(source_entry))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.UnicodeEncodeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 702, in _message_cb
    retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py", line 156, in ToggleSourceUse
    self.toggle_source_use(str(source))
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 72-73: ordinal not in range(128)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.81.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep  1 16:58:30 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-28 (3 days ago)

** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  Can't disable ubuntu-desktop ppa using software-properties-gtk

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

Bug description:
  When trying to deselect  ubuntu-desktop ppa I get the following error:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 647, in on_isv_source_toggled
      self.backend.ToggleSourceUse(str(source_entry))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
      **keywords)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
      message, timeout)
  dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.UnicodeEncodeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 702, in _message_cb
      retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py", line 156, in ToggleSourceUse
      self.toggle_source_use(str(source))
  UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 72-73: ordinal not in range(128)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.81.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep  1 16:58:30 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-28 (3 days ago)

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