[Bug 942439] [NEW] update-manager crashed with ValueError in ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py: _system not initialized

[Thomas Schiex]

Public bug reported:

I got this crash report while I was updating my distribution using
synaptic. not sure it is correlated anyway.

ProblemType: Crash
Date: Wed Feb 22 11:07:07 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
ExecutableTimestamp: 1326448883
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py
ProcCwd: /tmp/update-manager-ewu9xa
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager']
Traceback:
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "./xorg_fix_proprietary.py", line 160, in <module>
     if ver and apt_pkg.VersionCompare(ver, "2:1.5.0") > 0:
 ValueError: _system not initialized
UserGroups:

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-crash

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Title:
  update-manager crashed with ValueError in ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py:
  _system not initialized

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I got this crash report while I was updating my distribution using
  synaptic. not sure it is correlated anyway.

  ProblemType: Crash
  Date: Wed Feb 22 11:07:07 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  ExecutableTimestamp: 1326448883
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py
  ProcCwd: /tmp/update-manager-ewu9xa
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager']
  Traceback:
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "./xorg_fix_proprietary.py", line 160, in <module>
       if ver and apt_pkg.VersionCompare(ver, "2:1.5.0") > 0:
   ValueError: _system not initialized
  UserGroups:

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