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

[David Guerrero]

The update released in proposed fixes the bug for me. changed tag to
verification-done.

** Tags removed: verification-needed
** Tags added: verification-confirmed

** Tags removed: verification-confirmed
** Tags added: verification-done

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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:
  Fix Released

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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