Crashes when "For Purchase" apps have been installed
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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the python apt bindings |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
ubuntuone-installer |
Fix Released
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High
|
dobey | ||
apt (Ubuntu) |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
software-center (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
ubuntuone-installer (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
dobey |
Bug Description
To test:
1) Install a For Purchase app from the software center
2) Enter a Guest Session
3) Run ubuntuone-installer
You will see something like the following:
guest-ywuCAB@
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/
if is_installed(
File "/usr/bin/
cache = apt.Cache()
File "/usr/lib/
self.
File "/usr/lib/
self.
SystemError: E:Opening /etc/apt/
Related branches
- Roberto Alsina (community): Approve
-
Diff: 24 lines (+6/-2)1 file modifiedbin/ubuntuone-installer (+6/-2)
Changed in ubuntuone-installer: | |
assignee: | nobody → Rodney Dawes (dobey) |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntuone-installer (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Rodney Dawes (dobey) |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → In Progress |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-11.10-beta-2 |
Changed in ubuntuone-installer: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Changed in ubuntuone-installer: | |
milestone: | none → 1.7.4 |
Changed in ubuntuone-installer: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Curious. What are the permissions on that list file?
Do you get a similar problem if you run 'apt-cache policy braid' as a regular user, for example?