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update-manager package

update-manager crashed with error in get_news_and_changelog()

Bug #410574 reported by Matt Walker
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: update-manager

occured at startup

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Aug 5 23:40:16 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: update-manager 1:0.124.6
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/bin/update-manager
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-5.24-generic
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager']
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: update-manager crashed with error in get_news_and_changelog()
Traceback:
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/UpdateManager/Core/MyCache.py", line 213, in get_news_and_changelog
     lock.release()
 error: release unlocked lock
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-5-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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Matt Walker (matthaeus123) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
visibility: private → public
Revision history for this message
Dave Stroud (bigdavesr) wrote :

happened while trying to download changes.

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Bill2304 (billsalatino) wrote :

Update manager closes, also in amd 64 system. First ir says, "make an uncomplete actualization", then it hangs.

Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package update-manager - 1:0.131.3

---------------
update-manager (1:0.131.3) lucid; urgency=low

  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py:
    - add missing check for ubuntu-security when testing for
      mirrors (thanks to Stuart Langridge)
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgrade.cfg:
    - add example SlideshowUrl
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py, DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeView.py,
    DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewGtk.py:
    - add slideshow support based on webkit
    - call percent() JS method on the webkit view
  * check-new-release:
    - use exit codes if run with --quiet otherwise only print
      (LP: #494499)
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeConfigParser.py:
    - fix crash in _interpolate (LP: #500705)
  * UpdateManager/Core/MetaRelease.py:
    - do not crash on stat failure (LP: #496144)
  * UpdateManager/Core/MyCache.py:
    - do not crash if the lock can not be released (LP: #410574)
  * UpdateManager/SafeGConfClient.py
    - implement gconfclient that does not crash if gconf is not
      working (LP: #261471)
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:15:52 +0100

Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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