*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 945562 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945562
Hi ArS! Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 945562, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find. Thanks again! ** Visibility changed to: Public ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 945562 software-center crashed with TypeError in version_compare(): must be string or read-only buffer, not None -- 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/946638 Title: software-center crashed with TypeError in version_compare(): must be string or read-only buffer, not None Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Used an apt link to install pacakage, software center was unable to find the pacakge, then shortly thereafter crashed. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: software-center 5.1.11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Mar 4 16:23:07 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 PackageArchitecture: all ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center'] SourcePackage: software-center Title: software-center crashed with TypeError in version_compare(): must be string or read-only buffer, not None 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/946638/+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