The log has:
"""
2012-09-02 06:24:10,960 - softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache - ERROR - simulate failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/client.py", line 1595, in on_error
error.raise_exception()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 487, in _inline_callbacks
result.traceback)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/client.py", line 1630, in _run_transaction_helper
tid = yield deferred
DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.UnicodeDecodeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 483, in _inline_callbacks
result = gen.throw(excep)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 1485, in _create_trans
yield policykit1.get_proc_info_from_dbus_name(sender, self.bus)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 487, in _inline_callbacks
result = gen.send(result)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptdaemon/policykit1.py", line 157, in get_proc_info_from_dbus_name
cmdline = cmdline_file.read()
File "/usr/lib/python3.2/encodings/ascii.py", line 26, in decode
return codecs.ascii_decode(input, self.errors)[0]
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 68: ordinal not in range(128)
"""
So this appears to be also a aptdaemon issue.
The log has: db.pkginfo_ impl.aptcache - ERROR - simulate failed python2. 7/dist- packages/ aptdaemon/ client. py", line 1595, in on_error raise_exception () python2. 7/dist- packages/ defer/_ _init__ .py", line 487, in _inline_callbacks traceback) python2. 7/dist- packages/ aptdaemon/ client. py", line 1630, in _run_transactio n_helper .DBus.Python. UnicodeDecodeEr ror: Traceback (most recent call last): python3/ dist-packages/ defer/_ _init__ .py", line 483, in _inline_callbacks python3/ dist-packages/ aptdaemon/ core.py" , line 1485, in _create_trans get_proc_ info_from_ dbus_name( sender, self.bus) python3/ dist-packages/ defer/_ _init__ .py", line 487, in _inline_callbacks python3/ dist-packages/ aptdaemon/ policykit1. py", line 157, in get_proc_ info_from_ dbus_name python3. 2/encodings/ ascii.py" , line 26, in decode ascii_decode( input, self.errors)[0]
"""
2012-09-02 06:24:10,960 - softwarecenter.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/
error.
File "/usr/lib/
result.
File "/usr/lib/
tid = yield deferred
DBusException: org.freedesktop
File "/usr/lib/
result = gen.throw(excep)
File "/usr/lib/
yield policykit1.
File "/usr/lib/
result = gen.send(result)
File "/usr/lib/
cmdline = cmdline_file.read()
File "/usr/lib/
return codecs.
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 68: ordinal not in range(128)
"""
So this appears to be also a aptdaemon issue.