*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1202697 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1202697
Public bug reported: crashed when starting software-center terminal output: 2013-07-20 15:09:50,436 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - setting up proxy 'None' 2013-07-20 15:09:57,898 - softwarecenter.plugin - INFO - activating plugin '<module 'webapps_activation' from '/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/plugins/webapps_activation.pyc'>' 2013-07-20 15:09:57,969 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/importer.py', 51, 'find_module')' 2013-07-20 15:09:57,968 - root - ERROR - Could not find any typelib for LaunchpadIntegration 2013-07-20 15:09:58,607 - softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache - INFO - aptcache.open() /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/update.py:872: UnicodeWarning: Unicode unequal comparison failed to convert both arguments to Unicode - interpreting them as being unequal if untranslated_value != translated_value: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 183, in <module> app.run(args) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 1375, in run self.show_available_packages(args) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 1313, in show_available_packages self.view_manager.set_active_view(ViewPages.AVAILABLE) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/session/viewmanager.py", line 150, in set_active_view view_widget.init_view() File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py", line 140, in init_view SoftwarePane.init_view(self) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py", line 138, in init_view self.icons, self.show_ratings) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appview.py", line 71, in __init__ self.helper = AppPropertiesHelper(db, cache, icons) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/models/appstore2.py", line 112, in __init__ self.all_categories = cat_parser.parse_applications_menu() File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/categories.py", line 294, in parse_applications_menu LOG.debug("%s %s %s" % (cat.name, cat.iconname, cat.query)) UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 5: ordinal not in range(128) ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: software-center 13.07-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-3.12-generic 3.10.1 Uname: Linux 3.10.0-3-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.11-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Jul 20 15:05:20 2013 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-22 (209 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20121222) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=de_DE PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center'] SourcePackage: software-center Title: software-center crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in parse_applications_menu(): 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 5: ordinal not in range(128) UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo ** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium Status: New ** Tags: apport-crash i386 saucy ** Information type changed from Private to Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1203298 Title: software-center crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in parse_applications_menu(): 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 5: ordinal not in range(128) Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: crashed when starting software-center terminal output: 2013-07-20 15:09:50,436 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - setting up proxy 'None' 2013-07-20 15:09:57,898 - softwarecenter.plugin - INFO - activating plugin '<module 'webapps_activation' from '/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/plugins/webapps_activation.pyc'>' 2013-07-20 15:09:57,969 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/importer.py', 51, 'find_module')' 2013-07-20 15:09:57,968 - root - ERROR - Could not find any typelib for LaunchpadIntegration 2013-07-20 15:09:58,607 - softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache - INFO - aptcache.open() /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/update.py:872: UnicodeWarning: Unicode unequal comparison failed to convert both arguments to Unicode - interpreting them as being unequal if untranslated_value != translated_value: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 183, in <module> app.run(args) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 1375, in run self.show_available_packages(args) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 1313, in show_available_packages self.view_manager.set_active_view(ViewPages.AVAILABLE) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/session/viewmanager.py", line 150, in set_active_view view_widget.init_view() File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py", line 140, in init_view SoftwarePane.init_view(self) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py", line 138, in init_view self.icons, self.show_ratings) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appview.py", line 71, in __init__ self.helper = AppPropertiesHelper(db, cache, icons) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/models/appstore2.py", line 112, in __init__ self.all_categories = cat_parser.parse_applications_menu() File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/categories.py", line 294, in parse_applications_menu LOG.debug("%s %s %s" % (cat.name, cat.iconname, cat.query)) UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 5: ordinal not in range(128) ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: software-center 13.07-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-3.12-generic 3.10.1 Uname: Linux 3.10.0-3-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.11-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Jul 20 15:05:20 2013 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-22 (209 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20121222) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=de_DE PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center'] SourcePackage: software-center Title: software-center crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in parse_applications_menu(): 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 5: ordinal not in range(128) UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1203298/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp