software-center crashes in postinst in linaro

[Andreas Hasenack]

During a routine dist-upgrade:

(...)
Setting up smbclient (2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.2) ...
Setting up software-center (5.2.2.2) ...
ERROR:root:DebFileApplication import
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from debfile import DebFileApplication
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/debfile.py", line 25, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.db.application import Application, AppDetails
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/application.py", line 28, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.backend.channel import is_channel_available
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/channel.py", line 25, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.distro import get_distro
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py", line 194, in <module>
    distro_instance = _get_distro()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py", line 169, in _get_distro
    module = __import__(distro_id, globals(), locals(), [], -1)
ImportError: No module named Linaro
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-software-center", line 38, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.db.update import rebuild_database
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/update.py", line 33, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.distro import get_distro
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py", line 194, in <module>
    distro_instance = _get_distro()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py", line 169, in _get_distro
    module = __import__(distro_id, globals(), locals(), [], -1)
ImportError: No module named Linaro
Setting up software-properties-common (0.82.7.1) ...
Setting up software-properties-gtk (0.82.7.1) ...
(...)

# cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Linaro
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.05
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linaro 12.05"

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.