[Bug 1063114] Re: gdebi-kde crashed with TypeError in /usr/bin/gdebi-kde: decoding Unicode is not supported

[Luca Falavigna]

** Description changed:

+ == Description ==
+ 
+ gdebi-kde always crashes with TypeError when launched:
+ 
  Traceback (most recent call last):
-   File "/usr/bin/gdebi-kde", line 67, in <module>
-     help=unicode(_("Run non-interactive (dangerous!)"),"UTF-8"))
+   File "/usr/bin/gdebi-kde", line 67, in <module>
+     help=unicode(_("Run non-interactive (dangerous!)"),"UTF-8"))
  TypeError: decoding Unicode is not supported
  
- ProblemType: Crash
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
- Package: gdebi-kde 0.8.5ubuntu1
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.27-generic 3.5.5
- Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
- NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
- ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
- Architecture: amd64
- CrashCounter: 1
- Date: Sun Oct  7 07:28:27 2012
- ExecutablePath: /usr/share/gdebi/gdebi-kde
- InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120820.1)
- InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
- PackageArchitecture: all
- ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gdebi-kde
- ProcEnviron:
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=hu_HU.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
- PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/gdebi-kde']
- SourcePackage: gdebi
- Title: gdebi-kde crashed with TypeError in /usr/bin/gdebi-kde: decoding Unicode is not supported
- Traceback:
-  Traceback (most recent call last):
-    File "/usr/bin/gdebi-kde", line 67, in <module>
-      help=unicode(_("Run non-interactive (dangerous!)"),"UTF-8"))
-  TypeError: decoding Unicode is not supported
- UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-09-29 (7 days ago)
- UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
+ == Test case ==
+ 
+ * Launch gdebi-kde --help, or gdebi-kde somepackage.deb
+ * gdebi-kde must display help menu, or analyze a package
+ 
+ == Regression potential ==
+ 
+ gdebi-kde is currently broken, this fix makes it work again

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Title:
  gdebi-kde crashed with TypeError in /usr/bin/gdebi-kde: decoding
  Unicode is not supported

Status in “gdebi” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gdebi” source package in Quantal:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  == Description ==

  gdebi-kde always crashes with TypeError when launched:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/gdebi-kde", line 67, in <module>
      help=unicode(_("Run non-interactive (dangerous!)"),"UTF-8"))
  TypeError: decoding Unicode is not supported

  == Test case ==

  * Launch gdebi-kde --help, or gdebi-kde somepackage.deb
  * gdebi-kde must display help menu, or analyze a package

  == Regression potential ==

  gdebi-kde is currently broken, this fix makes it work again

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