in kpackagekit when i click update it gives an error and cannot continue
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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packagekit (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
when i click in button update in kpackagekit it return this error.
Error Type:
Error Value: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, exceptions.
File : /usr/share/
main()
File : /usr/share/
run(args, options.single)
File : /usr/share/
backend.
File : /usr/lib/
self.dispatch_
File : /usr/lib/
self.refresh_
File : /usr/share/
func(*args, **kwargs)
File : /usr/share/
format_
File : /usr/lib/
txt = unicode(text, encoding, errors='replace')
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/Bugs/ FindRightPackag e. I have classified this bug as a bug in packagekit- backend- apt.
When reporting bugs in the future please use apport, either via the appropriate application's "Help -> Report a Problem" menu or using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/ReportingBu gs.
As you didn't state the release you're using, please run >Applications- >System- >Konsole) so it can add some basic information about your system to the bug. You'll have to give it at least permission to change Non-Private Data when asked.
apport-collect 600956
in a terminal (KMenu-
If that doesn't work for some reason please run the following commands in a terminal and post the output here, thanks.
apt-cache policy packagekit- backend- apt
lsb_release -rd