[Bug 1021639] Re: software-properties-gtk crashed with TypeError in set_release_upgrades_policy(): 'str' does not support the buffer interface

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This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.87

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software-properties (0.87) quantal; urgency=low

  * Restore apt-add-repository symlink.
  * Handle removal of cmp builtin from Python 3 (LP: #1022665).
  * Open NamedTemporaryFile in text mode when writing text to it
    (LP: #1021639).
  * Fix display glitch in add-apt-repository that caused "None" to be
    printed for any PPA without a description.
 -- Colin Watson <cjwatson at ubuntu.com>   Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:56:14 +0100

** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  software-properties-gtk crashed with TypeError in
  set_release_upgrades_policy(): 'str' does not support the buffer
  interface

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Clean install with quantal 12.10 x64. Many bugs like with gnome and
  system settings. Don't know why, I did everything properly. It didn't
  turn this way with previous version of Ubuntu even if it's the first
  time I use a DVD (quantal) version.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.86
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-5.11-generic 3.4.0
  Uname: Linux 3.4.0-5-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.2.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jul  6 10:41:22 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120612)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.2mu
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3.2 /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk --open-tab 2
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk', '--open-tab', '2']
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  Title: software-properties-gtk crashed with TypeError in set_release_upgrades_policy(): 'str' does not support the buffer interface
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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