=== modified file 'aptdaemon/worker.py'
--- aptdaemon/worker.py	2011-03-02 08:52:18 +0000
+++ aptdaemon/worker.py	2011-03-06 15:13:06 +0000
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
                      DaemonDpkgInstallProgress, \
                      DaemonDpkgReconfigureProgress, \
                      DaemonDpkgRecoverProgress
+import locale
 
 log = logging.getLogger("AptDaemon.Worker")
 
@@ -856,7 +857,8 @@
             if error.process:
                 #TRANSLATORS: %s is the name of a package manager
                 msg = trans.gettext("Waiting for %s to exit")
-                trans.status_details = msg % error.process
+                enc = locale.getpreferredencoding()
+                trans.status_details = msg.decode(enc) % error.process
             lock_watch = gobject.timeout_add_seconds(3, self._watch_lock, trans)
             while trans.paused and not trans.cancelled:
                 gobject.main_context_default().iteration()