[Bug 920857] Re: Invalid version string 'GNU/Linux'

[Fabio Marconi]

Hello Evan
I subscribe you to this because you are assigned to his master ( bug 707749 ), but I lay this undup because seems to me that the backtrace are differents ( bug 755486 ).
Sorry if disturb
Fabio
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Title:
  Invalid version string 'GNU/Linux'

Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello
  Started the usb creator with default settings, deleted the usb content, choose to install Lubuntu, it start, ask for passwd, restart and few second after it crash with the popup of no captured exception.
  Thanks
  Fabio

  usb-creator 2012-01-24 09:21:16,822 (ERROR) install.py:147: Exception raised:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 143, in run
      self.install()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 581, in install
      self.mangle_syslinux()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 256, in mangle_syslinux
      target_os_ver = debian_support.Version(contents[1])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line 172, in __init__
      super(AptPkgVersion, self).__init__(version)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line 91, in __init__
      self.full_version = version
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line 117, in __setattr__
      self._set_full_version(str(value))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line 96, in _set_full_version
      raise ValueError("Invalid version string %r" % version)
  ValueError: Invalid version string 'GNU/Linux'
  usb-creator 2012-01-24 09:21:16,822 (CRITICAL) install.py:92: È stata lanciata un'eccezione non catturata:
  Invalid version string 'GNU/Linux'  [[EDIT, It was launched a not captured exception: Invalid versions tring GNU/Linux]]
  usb-creator 2012-01-24 09:21:16,833 (ERROR) frontend.py:677: Installation failed.
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 143, in run
      self.install()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 581, in install
      self.mangle_syslinux()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 256, in mangle_syslinux
      target_os_ver = debian_support.Version(contents[1])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line 172, in __init__
      super(AptPkgVersion, self).__init__(version)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line 91, in __init__
      self.full_version = version
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line 117, in __setattr__
      self._set_full_version(str(value))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line 96, in _set_full_version
      raise ValueError("Invalid version string %r" % version)
  ValueError: Invalid version string 'GNU/Linux'
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  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.34
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.25-generic 3.0.13
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jan 24 09:22:15 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/usb-creator-gtkInstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: usb-creator
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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