[Bug 919543] Re: software-properties-gtk crashed with TypeError in __new__(): object of type 'NoneType' has no len()

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 818567 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818567

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Title:
  software-properties-gtk crashed with TypeError in __new__(): object of
  type 'NoneType' has no len()

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Working on a PowerPC 2.5

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.82.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-9.16-powerpc64-smp 3.2.1
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-9-powerpc64-smp ppc64
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: powerpc
  CasperVersion: 1.299
  Date: Sat Jan 21 07:54:44 2012
  DuplicateOf: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818567
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha powerpc (20120120)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk --open-tab 2
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk', '--open-tab', '2']
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  Title: software-properties-gtk crashed with TypeError in __new__(): object of type 'NoneType' has no len()
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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