When starting Add/Remove error message appears

The same here. Upgraded via apt-get dist-upgrade from pristine edgy.

See duplicates for others apport report.
Sorry for the spam :/

Seems to work with sudo, like the 79274 (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/79274). Maybe relative to dbus, but I don't know where I can affect this.

same error install python 2.5 error

Same error messages, seems like a rather important bug!

Same error message

same error. I think I'm current on fiesty updates too.

Thanks for your bugreport.

The latest upload of gnome-app-install should fix the issue (0.3.5). Please let me know if it solves the issue for you.

I'm currently using gnome-app-install 0.3.5. See line 279 of my problem report. I don't think its fixed.

@BrettLee: so just installing the new version does not work for you? does it work if you run (in a terminal):
$ sudo /usr/sbin/update-app-install

Does it work after that?

@Michael Vogt: I'm fixed. I was reading on the pickle bug page...anyway you posted that running the following worked for you:

$ sudo python2.5 /usr/sbin/update-app-install ; gnome-app-install

It worked for me as well and Add/Remove from the menu works too.

I've tried the suggestions here and I still get the error message :-/

Just upgraded to feisty. Had the same problem, but this suggestion above solved it:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/update-app-install

Thank you very much =)

Still crashing after :
sudo python2.5 /usr/sbin/update-app-install ; gnome-app-install

Re: gnome-app-install crash (Feisty Fawn 7.04 Herd 2) from miked at 2007-01-22 07:15:25 UTC

    * screenshot of error/bug message

This bug is a little different this set of times.
Bug #79154 and this bug (#79379) both happen as soon as you try to open add/remove apps. I had that bug the first time when I filled this bug(#79379).
The bug I'm getting now happens when you start choosing things to install, certain choices cause the (bug) crash message.
This bug mutation may need to be filed separately to get properly added and addressed.

@miked: what version of g-a-i do you have installed? the key-error problem should be (hopefully) fixed with the latest version in feisty.

I know I am a late-comer to this party but this one is my error too. I didn't include the file I guess you folks already have a hundred copies

codi@codi-desktop:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/update-app-install
Password:
Caching application data...
Got non-package menu entry kiso.desktop
Got non-package menu entry k3dsurf.desktop
Got non-package menu entry xchm.desktop
Got non-package menu entry grdesktop.desktop
Got non-package menu entry tsclient.desktop
Got non-package menu entry gtranslator.desktop
Got non-package menu entry brasero.desktop
Got non-package menu entry kmyfirewall.desktop
Generating mime/codec maps...

still getting the same crash when trying add/remove programs

Thanks for your bugreport.

This should be fixed with the upload of 0.3.9. Please reopen if it does not fix the issue for you.

Cheers,
 Michael