Bug 254391

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.4.5) 
OS:                Linux

Hello,
My 1st bug report,translation: clueless.
Yesterday I was notified of a bug fix not certain whether it is about "mounting file system?" or "header something something?"...sorry, didn't pay attention as I always rely on your expertise...

Here is the cut n paste:

Error Type: 
Error Value: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, exceptions.SystemError found
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 2216, in 
main()
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 2213, in main
run(args, options.single)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 2175, in run
backend.dispatcher(args)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 699, in dispatcher
self.dispatch_command(args[0], args[1:])
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 606, in dispatch_command
self.refresh_cache(force)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 202, in _locked_cache
func(*args, **kwargs)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1498, in refresh_cache
format_string(error.message))
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 723, in format_string
txt = unicode(text, encoding, errors='replace')


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Easy to reproduce:

Open KPackageKit
Click Software Updates
Click Refresh
Reading Repository Information will get stuck at 91%
Then comes the error prompt to tell me to report it...

Thanks for reading.


Actual Results:  
Reading Repository Information will get stuck at 91%

Expected Results:  
Success?

Dell Celeron Linux laptop circa 2010
Kubuntu/Lucid 10.04
Otherwise this computer is working well beyond expectations!
3 month experience with the Buntu....still clueless & stumbling.