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update-manager package

  1. Bug #66376
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 66376

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Artur Brodowski (bzd) wrote : Re: update-manager -c -d (can't find DistUpgradeViewGtk)

I have the same problem, but it's not about python-vte:

bzd@oysterhead:~$ gksu "update-manager -c -d"
/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:17: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet
  warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning)
extracting '/tmp/tmpmrGP6q/edgy.tar.gz'
authenticate '/tmp/tmpmrGP6q/edgy.tar.gz' against '/tmp/tmpmrGP6q/edgy.tar.gz.gpg'
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/tmpmrGP6q/DistUpgradeViewGtk.py", line 368, in _handleException
    self.error(_("A fatal error occured"),
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 577, in gettext
    return dgettext(_current_domain, message)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 541, in dgettext
    codeset=_localecodesets.get(domain))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 489, in translation
    t = _translations.setdefault(key, class_(open(mofile, 'rb')))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 177, in __init__
    self._parse(fp)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 302, in _parse
    self.plural = c2py(plural)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 86, in c2py
    raise ValueError, \
ValueError: plural forms expression error, maybe unbalanced parenthesis

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/tmpmrGP6q/edgy", line 38, in ?
    app = DistUpgradeControler(view, options)
  File "/tmp/tmpmrGP6q/DistUpgradeControler.py", line 108, in __init__
    self._view.updateStatus(_("Reading cache"))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 577, in gettext
    return dgettext(_current_domain, message)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 541, in dgettext
    codeset=_localecodesets.get(domain))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 489, in translation
    t = _translations.setdefault(key, class_(open(mofile, 'rb')))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 177, in __init__
    self._parse(fp)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 302, in _parse
    self.plural = c2py(plural)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/gettext.py", line 86, in c2py
    raise ValueError, \
ValueError: plural forms expression error, maybe unbalanced parenthesis

bzd@oysterhead:~$ sudo apt-get install python-vte
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
python-vte is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.