[Bug 848365] Re: update-manager crashed with TypeError in confirmChanges(): glib.markup_escape_text() takes at most 1 argument (2 given)

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 832745 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/832745

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  update-manager crashed with TypeError in confirmChanges():
  glib.markup_escape_text() takes at most 1 argument (2 given)

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This occurred after I tried running Update Manager, and I was asked to
  do a partial upgrade. The first time it failed, giving these two error
  dialogs:

  "Can't guess meta-package

  Your system does not contain a ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop or edubuntu-desktop package and it was not possible to detect which version of Ubuntu you are running.
   Please install one of the packages above first using synaptic or apt-get before proceeding."

  "Could not calculate the upgrade

  An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade:
  The package 'ubuntu-desktop' is marked for removal but it is in the removal blacklist.

   This can be caused by:
   * Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu
   * Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu
   * Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu

  This is most likely a transient problem, please try again later."

  I tried following the advice of Question #141451, which was to first
  run sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade. The only difference
  I made from this was also adding the --assume-no option onto the
  second command.

  Then I tried running Update Manager a second time, and agreed to let
  it try a partial upgrade. It got as far as calculating changes, then
  it abruptly crashed.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.152.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.22.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Sep 12 18:09:10 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110909)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/update-manager --dist-upgrade
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager', '--dist-upgrade']
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  Title: update-manager crashed with TypeError in confirmChanges(): glib.markup_escape_text() takes at most 1 argument (2 given)
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-12 (0 days ago)
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