Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/32919 Comment: edit: I then did the same in synaptic, completely removed, but also gnome- panel. Then reinstall. Now it dpkg correctly. I checked /usr/share/gconf/schemas/panel-toplevel.schemas Still characters like إس٠لتعري٠ال؎ريط But no complaints from dpkg anymore...