on xubuntu gutsy 64bit, using nvidia card restricted-manager fails to start

[tuna]

tuna@tunamasiina:~$ sudo restricted-manager
[sudo] password for tuna:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/restricted-manager", line 42, in <module>
    rm = RestrictedManager()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/RestrictedManager/RestrictedManagerGtk.py", line 53, in __init__
    RestrictedManagerCommon.__init__(self,args,opts)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/RestrictedManager/RestrictedManagerCommon.py", line 197, in __init__
    self.launch_manager()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/RestrictedManager/RestrictedManagerGtk.py", line 151, in launch_manager
    self.ManagerWindow(self.xml, self.handlers, self)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/RestrictedManager/RestrictedManagerGtk.py", line 209, in __init__
    self.reset_model()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/RestrictedManager/RestrictedManagerGtk.py", line 262, in reset_model
    self.parent.set_title_label(self.xml.get_widget('label_heading'), any_enabled)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/RestrictedManager/RestrictedManagerGtk.py", line 122, in set_title_label
    (bold, normal) = RestrictedManagerCommon.title_label(self, in_use)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/RestrictedManager/RestrictedManagerCommon.py", line 242, in title_label
    'these drivers.') % {'os': get_os_name()}
ValueError: unsupported format character 'k' (0x6b) at index 82
tuna@tunamasiina:~$

[tuna (avtuunainen)]

The syntax looked a bit funny to me, so I tried moving the ')' to the end of line 242 and it started working. like this:
orginal: 'these drivers.'_*_)_*_ % {'os': get_os_name()}
fixed: 'these drivers.' % {'os': get_os_name()}_*_ ) _*_

I have no idea if it now does what it's supposed to, but, a least it starts.

[brankovic (brankovi4)]

I had the very same problem on 64bit ubuntu gutsy but with ATI card. Your fix helped, thanks. If it is really a plain typo (so easy to fix) then why not to put fixed package to the repository? I just dont understand, is it so hard to update package.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

restricted-manager has been superseded by 'jockey' in Ubuntu Hardy (a complete redesign and rewrite), and thus this bug is not relevant in Hardy any more.