The same issue for me:
Error Type: <type 'exceptions.UnicodeDecodeError'>
Error Value: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xd0 in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1948, in <module>
main()
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1945, in main
run(args, options.single)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1907, in run
backend.dispatcher(args)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 636, in dispatcher
self.dispatch_command(args[0], args[1:])
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 537, in dispatch_command
self.get_update_detail(package_ids)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 753, in get_update_detail
updated)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 242, in update_detail
changelog, state, issued, updated))
The same issue for me: UnicodeDecodeEr ror'> PackageKit/ helpers/ apt/aptBackend. py, line 1948, in <module> PackageKit/ helpers/ apt/aptBackend. py, line 1945, in main PackageKit/ helpers/ apt/aptBackend. py, line 1907, in run dispatcher( args) python2. 6/dist- packages/ packagekit/ backend. py, line 636, in dispatcher dispatch_ command( args[0] , args[1:]) python2. 6/dist- packages/ packagekit/ backend. py, line 537, in dispatch_command get_update_ detail( package_ ids) PackageKit/ helpers/ apt/aptBackend. py, line 753, in get_update_detail python2. 6/dist- packages/ packagekit/ backend. py, line 242, in update_detail
Error Type: <type 'exceptions.
Error Value: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xd0 in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)
File : /usr/share/
main()
File : /usr/share/
run(args, options.single)
File : /usr/share/
backend.
File : /usr/lib/
self.
File : /usr/lib/
self.
File : /usr/share/
updated)
File : /usr/lib/
changelog, state, issued, updated))
Architecture: amd64 0ubuntu4
Version: 0.4.9+20090825-