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software-center crashed with AttributeError in convert_desktop_file_to_installed_location(): 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'replace' when installing a .deb file

Bug #768158 reported by Swen Kühnlein on 2011-04-21

This bug affects 17 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	software-center (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Medium	Gary Lasker
	Natty	Fix Released	Medium	Unassigned	Ubuntu natty-updates

Bug Description

Binary package hint: software-center

Happened after I installed Google Talk Plug-In via software-center

TEST CASE:
1. Download the Google Talk Plugin .deb from http://www.google.com/talk/ and save to your desktop.
2. Update to Software Center 4.0.2 in natty-proposed.
3. Double-click the Google Talk Plugin .deb on your desktop.
4. Software Center should and display the details page for the Google Talk Plugin.
5. Click the "Install" button.
6. Verify that the package installs without issue.
7. Uninstall the plugin if desired.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: software-center 4.0
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 21 10:41:42 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center /home/username/Downloads/google-talkplugin_current_amd64.deb
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center', '/home/username/Downloads/google-talkplugin_current_amd64.deb']
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: software-center crashed with AttributeError in convert_desktop_file_to_installed_location(): 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'replace'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers

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lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-lp768158 (Merged)

lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-lp768158-for-4.0 (Merged)

lp:software-center

lp:software-center/4.0

lp:ubuntu/oneiric/software-center

lp:ubuntu/natty-proposed/software-center

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Swen Kühnlein (swen) wrote on 2011-04-21:

Dependencies.txt Edit (7.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (67.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (804 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Traceback.txt Edit (684 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Swen Kühnlein (swen) on 2011-04-21

visibility:

private → public

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wykedengel (wykedengel) wrote on 2011-04-22:

I encountered the same error installing Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.11 beta.

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Gerhard Burger (burger.ga) wrote on 2011-04-28:

Here too after installing Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.12

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Pascal Hartig (passy) wrote on 2011-04-30:

Happened to me after manually installing indicator-sysmonitor[0] from a .deb.

[0] https://launchpad.net/indicator-sysmonitor/+download

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Seba78 (teo78) wrote on 2011-04-30:

I tried to install the package Ubuntu-tweak.deb from web.

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Victor Vargas (kamus) wrote on 2011-05-01:

same to me, after install google plugin for videochat support suddenly software-center crashed.

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Medium

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Gary Lasker (gary-lasker) wrote on 2011-05-02:

Updated bug title as it appears based on comments here and in dupes that this error is occurring when installing .deb files directly with Software Center.

summary:

software-center crashed with AttributeError in
convert_desktop_file_to_installed_location(): 'NoneType' object has no
- attribute 'replace'
+ attribute 'replace' when installing a .deb file

Gary Lasker (gary-lasker) on 2011-05-02

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status:	New → In Progress
assignee:	nobody → Gary Lasker (gary-lasker)

Gary Lasker (gary-lasker) on 2011-05-02

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed

Brian Murray (brian-murray) on 2011-05-05

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu Natty):
status:	New → Fix Committed
importance:	Undecided → Medium
milestone:	none → natty-updates

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-05-16:

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 4.1.1

---------------
software-center (4.1.1) oneiric; urgency=low

  [ Gary Lasker ]
  * softwarecenter/utils.py,
    test/test_unity_launcher_integration.py:
    - fix intermittent crash when installing a local .deb,
      add corresponding test case (LP: #768158)
  * softwarecenter/db/reviews.py,
    test/test_reviews.py:
    - sort reviews using upstream package versions to fix
      incorrect sort by usefulness, update unit test
      (LP: #777583)

  [ Aaron Peachey ]
  * utils/update-software-center, utils/update-software-center-agent
    - fix 'no log handler' error on update-software-center (LP #728896)
  * lp:~aaronp/software-center/enhance-usefulness:
    - load/cache users usefulnes votes
  * add utils/get_useful_votes_helper.py to the setup scripts

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * merged lp:~weblive-dev/software-center/weblive-set-locale, many
    thanks
  * support pagination ("Show more reviews" button) when there are
    more reviews than fitting in a returned "page"
  * utils/get_reviews_helper.py:
    - if there are no reviews for the current distroseries, fallback
      to the previous one (LP: #783331)
  * updated tests for oneiric
-- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Mon, 16 May 2011 09:53:04 +0200

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2011-05-18: Please test proposed package

Accepted software-center into natty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

tags:

added: verification-needed

Gary Lasker (gary-lasker) on 2011-05-18

description:

updated

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Gary Lasker (gary-lasker) wrote on 2011-05-18:

#10

I have verified the fix per the provided test case for Software Center 4.0.2 in natty-proposed. Thanks!

tags:

added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-05-26:

#11

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 4.0.2

---------------
software-center (4.0.2) natty-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * softwarecenter/db/reviews.py:
    - fix review-stats loading (LP: #776706)
  * merged lp:~evfool/software-center/qfix774201, many thanks
    to Robert Roth (fixes LP: #774201)
-- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 17 May 2011 16:04:01 +0200

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu Natty):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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