[Bug 1094065] [NEW] gdebi-gtk crashed with TypeError in compareProvides(): 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'

[melchiaros]

Public bug reported:

Gdebi crashes after choosing a virtualbox4.2.4.deb from oracle to load.


Additoinal:

The package was already installed on the system.

The package can be downloaded from:

download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.4/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.4-81684~Ubuntu~quantal_amd64.deb

Steps to reproduce(not tested):

1.Download the package.
2.Install it with Gdebi
3.Close Gdebi
4.Open Gdebi
5.Menu -> Open -> The virtualbox package
6.See the crash while loading

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: gdebi 0.9~exp1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-7.15-generic 3.7.0
Uname: Linux 3.7.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Dec 27 16:11:18 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/gdebi/gdebi-gtk
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-07-22 (157 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120722)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gdebi-gtk
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no username)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/gdebi-gtk']
SourcePackage: gdebi
Title: gdebi-gtk crashed with TypeError in compareProvides(): 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2012-11-15 (41 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers

** Affects: gdebi (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-crash raring running-unity

** Information type changed from Private to Public

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Title:
  gdebi-gtk crashed with TypeError in compareProvides(): 'NoneType'
  object has no attribute '__getitem__'

Status in “gdebi” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Gdebi crashes after choosing a virtualbox4.2.4.deb from oracle to
  load.

  
  Additoinal:

  The package was already installed on the system.

  The package can be downloaded from:

  download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.4/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.4-81684~Ubuntu~quantal_amd64.deb

  Steps to reproduce(not tested):

  1.Download the package.
  2.Install it with Gdebi
  3.Close Gdebi
  4.Open Gdebi
  5.Menu -> Open -> The virtualbox package
  6.See the crash while loading

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: gdebi 0.9~exp1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-7.15-generic 3.7.0
  Uname: Linux 3.7.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.7-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Dec 27 16:11:18 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/gdebi/gdebi-gtk
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-07-22 (157 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120722)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gdebi-gtk
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no username)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/gdebi-gtk']
  SourcePackage: gdebi
  Title: gdebi-gtk crashed with TypeError in compareProvides(): 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2012-11-15 (41 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers

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