--- SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py	2011-08-10 23:37:57.776860207 +0700
+++ /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py	2011-08-10 23:46:42.579425834 +0700
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
     """Setup the user interface elements to represent the distro"""
 
     # TRANS: %s stands for the distribution name e.g. Debian or Ubuntu
-    self.label_dist_name.set_label(_("%s Software") % self.distro.id)
+    self.label_dist_name.set_label(_("%s Software") % self.distro.id.encode('UTF-8'))
 
     self.handlers.append((self.checkbutton_source_code,
                           self.checkbutton_source_code.connect("toggled",