[Bug 945498] Re: Kubuntu: UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xe9'

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Similar problema (I get error in line 77 but position 34):

$ kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade", line 77, in <module>
    print _("Checking for a new ubuntu release")
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xf3' in position 34: ordinal not in range(128)

In my case, workaround:

$ kdesudo kate /usr/bin/do-release-upgrade

Go to line 77 and delete "ubuntu" word. Line 77 should be now:
print _("Checking for a new release")

Save and exit. Now run:
$ kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade

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Title:
  Kubuntu: UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character
  u'\xe9'

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

Bug description:
  j at j-K64:~$ kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade 
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade", line 77, in <module>
      print _("Checking for a new ubuntu release")
  UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xe9' in position 1: ordinal not in range(128)
  j at j-K64:~$

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-manager-kde 1:0.152.25.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Mar  3 11:30:36 2012
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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