[Bug 1302261] [NEW] usb creator does not work

[Phillip Susi]

Public bug reported:

Trying to burn any ubuntu iso ( tried 14.04, 13.10, and 12.04 ) to a usb
stick fails with:

An uncaught exception was raised: Invalid version string 'GNU/Linux'

apt-cache policy usb-creator-gtk
usb-creator-gtk:
  Installed: 0.2.50.1
  Candidate: 0.2.50.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.2.50.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.2.50 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages

** Affects: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  usb creator does not work

Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Trying to burn any ubuntu iso ( tried 14.04, 13.10, and 12.04 ) to a
  usb stick fails with:

  An uncaught exception was raised: Invalid version string 'GNU/Linux'

  apt-cache policy usb-creator-gtk
  usb-creator-gtk:
    Installed: 0.2.50.1
    Candidate: 0.2.50.1
    Version table:
   *** 0.2.50.1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       0.2.50 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages

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