kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade crashes looking for ibus-daemon

[terryb]

During an upgrade from 14.04 to 14.10 the kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade script crashed.

The traceback is listed below.:

adept_updater: no process found
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /root/.config/ibus/bus
Bus::open: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
exitMainLoop
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/utopic", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py", line 239, in main
    if app.run():
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py", line 1822, in run
    return self.fullUpgrade()
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py", line 1787, in fullUpgrade
    if not self.doDistUpgrade():
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py", line 1132, in doDistUpgrade
    res = self.cache.commit(fprogress,iprogress)
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeCache.py", line 267, in commit
    apt.Cache.commit(self, fprogress, iprogress)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 501, in commit
    res = self.install_archives(pm, install_progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 465, in install_archives
    res = install_progress.run(pm)
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeView.py", line 233, in run
    res = os.WEXITSTATUS(self.wait_child())
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py", line 431, in wait_child
    self.update_interface()
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py", line 410, in update_interface
    InstallProgress.update_interface(self)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/base.py", line 252, in update_interface
    self.conffile(match.group(1), match.group(2))
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py", line 337, in conffile
    os.write(self.master_fd, "y\n")
TypeError: 'str' does not support the buffer interface
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 102, in apport_excepthook
    pr.add_proc_info(extraenv=['PYTHONPATH', 'PYTHONHOME'])
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 521, in add_proc_info
    raise ValueError('%s does not exist' % self['ExecutablePath'])
ValueError: /usr/bin/python3.4 (deleted) does not exist

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/utopic", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py", line 239, in main
    if app.run():
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py", line 1822, in run
    return self.fullUpgrade()
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py", line 1787, in fullUpgrade
    if not self.doDistUpgrade():
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py", line 1132, in doDistUpgrade
    res = self.cache.commit(fprogress,iprogress)
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeCache.py", line 267, in commit
    apt.Cache.commit(self, fprogress, iprogress)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 501, in commit
    res = self.install_archives(pm, install_progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 465, in install_archives
    res = install_progress.run(pm)
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeView.py", line 233, in run
    res = os.WEXITSTATUS(self.wait_child())
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py", line 431, in wait_child
    self.update_interface()
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py", line 410, in update_interface
    InstallProgress.update_interface(self)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/base.py", line 252, in update_interface
    self.conffile(match.group(1), match.group(2))
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-f5uuz9r2/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py", line 337, in conffile
    os.write(self.master_fd, "y\n")
TypeError: 'str' does not support the buffer interface

Other requested data:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch)
Release: 14.10

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.