do-release-upgrade crashed with NameError in init_proxy()

[Mathieu Marquer]

Binary package hint: update-manager

Not sure, bug report appeared after start. Currently using X failsafe mode.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: update-manager-core 1:0.142.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-14.20-generic 2.6.35
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 10 20:04:11 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/do-release-upgrade
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100803.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/lib/update-manager/check-new-release -q
ProcEnviron:

PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/update-manager/check-new-release', '-q']
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: do-release-upgrade crashed with NameError in init_proxy()
UserGroups:

[Peter Collins (shipit-3720)]

Same here - only way I seem to be able boot is in safemode.

[Mathieu Marquer (slasher-fun)]

Confirmed since 10 people report being affected.

[Tony Mugan (tmugan)]

Same here with Maverick Alpha and all latest updates.

tony@orac:~$ uname -a
Linux orac 2.6.35-14-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 6 22:28:24 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux