update-notifier error

[NoOp]

On 01/14/2010 01:53 PM, Steven Farmer wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:40:21 -0800, NoOp wrote:
> 
>> I'm a bit stuck... updated my son's desktop from 9.04 to 9.10 and I'm
>> now getting the following error from update-notifier. I've purged &
>> reinstalled update-notifier (including the /usr/lib/update-notifier/
>> folder) and am still getting the error. Any suggestions where I might
>> look to resolve this? Note: all other bits from the upgrade seem to be
>> ok.
> 
> Hopefully you'll get a better answer from someone who knows Python (and 
> I'm ashamed to admit that I don't) but meanwhile I can see a couple of 
> things to check:
> 
> does /usr/bin/update-notifer exist?

Yep.

> 
> does /usr/share/locale exist?

Yep.

> 
> Those files appear to be referenced from line 169 of apt-check.py.
> 
> Also, I have the (empty) directory ~/.update-notifier on my machines.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Steve

Seems I can't run update-manager, /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk,
etc., etc. Same errors. I've also check & it's not a user config, as the
other user accounts (including root) do the same.

The machine has been continually upgraded (and messed with w/dpkg
installed programs etc) since edgy, so I reckon it's time to go ahead
and do an in-place install. I'll back up the home folders & just do
that. I'm too busy at the moment to go hunting python bugs; thanks anyway.