software-center crashed with ValueError in _parse_localename(): unknown locale: en_NG

[Jaydip Guha]

This error commonly happens without actually crashing software centre (at-least the front end), kind of annoying...

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 4.1.22
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.22.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 9 22:25:00 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center']
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: software-center crashed with ValueError in _parse_localename(): unknown locale: en_NG
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-08 (1 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 4.1.23.2

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software-center (4.1.23.2) oneiric; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * softwarecenter/backend/reviews.py:
    - update review sorting to follow spec (wilson score)
  * lp:~mvo/software-center/retire-gtk2:
    - remove (no longer used) gtk2 code, this has the added benefit
      that all the checks for pygtk vs pygi are gone as well
    - update gir1.2-* dependencies (LP: #842616)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appdetailsview_gtk.py:
    - wrap title instead of ellipsize (LP: #850857)
  * softwarecenter/toolkit.py:
    - update to current code
  * softwarecenter/backend/reviews.py:
    - do not crash for unknown deb names
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py:
    - make the locale code more robust (LP: #846038)
  * softwarecenter/db/history_impl/apthistory.py:
    - be more robust against broken history.log files (LP: #666449)
  * softwarecenter/backend/installbackend_impl/aptd.py:
    - be more robust about potential races (LP: #848676)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/models/pendingstore.py:
    - only add transactions if we get meaningful data

  [ Matthew McGowan ]
  * lp:~mmcg069/software-center/highcontrast-theme-improvements:
    - a host of improvements to the highcontrast themes
  * lp:~mmcg069/software-center/bug848845:
    - use the stock_zoom-page cursor, which in the currernt icon
      theme still presents as a magnifying glass (LP: #848845)
  * lp:~mmcg069/software-center/minor-vis-fixes:
    - even up the borders around a Frame (LP: #850780)

  [ Gary Lasker ]
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/installedpane.py:
    - implement a spinner for the installed view
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:09:59 +0200