[Bug 1199984] Re: /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk:TypeError:on_button_upgrade_now_clicked:run:error:error:__init__:__init__:function

[Brian Murray]

** Description changed:

  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem
  regarding ubuntu-release-upgrader.  This problem was most recently seen
  with version 1:0.190.7, the problem page at
  https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/95e23eef1d67b997e47197c477a3149fa3b97b7b
  contains more details.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 1) On a Raring system run /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk -d
+ 2) Disable networking
+ 3) Click "Yes, Upgrade Now"
+ 4) Observe a crash with the traceback listed below
+ 
+ With the version of ubuntu-release-upgrader in -proposed you will
+ instead see an error dialog indicating that "Fetching the upgrade
+ failed..."

** Description changed:

  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem
  regarding ubuntu-release-upgrader.  This problem was most recently seen
  with version 1:0.190.7, the problem page at
  https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/95e23eef1d67b997e47197c477a3149fa3b97b7b
  contains more details.
  
  [Test Case]
- 1) On a Raring system run /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk -d
+ 1) On a Raring system run /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk -d (on Quantal -d is not necessary)
  2) Disable networking
  3) Click "Yes, Upgrade Now"
  4) Observe a crash with the traceback listed below
  
  With the version of ubuntu-release-upgrader in -proposed you will
  instead see an error dialog indicating that "Fetching the upgrade
  failed..."

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Title:
  /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-
  gtk:TypeError:on_button_upgrade_now_clicked:run:error:error:__init__:__init__:function

Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” source package in Quantal:
  Triaged
Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” source package in Raring:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem
  regarding ubuntu-release-upgrader.  This problem was most recently
  seen with version 1:0.190.7, the problem page at
  https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/95e23eef1d67b997e47197c477a3149fa3b97b7b
  contains more details.

  [Test Case]
  1) On a Raring system run /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk -d (on Quantal -d is not necessary)
  2) Disable networking
  3) Click "Yes, Upgrade Now"
  4) Observe a crash with the traceback listed below

  With the version of ubuntu-release-upgrader in -proposed you will
  instead see an error dialog indicating that "Fetching the upgrade
  failed..."

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