[Bug 1309458] Re: ubiquity installer crashes when clicking release notes link (German Kubuntu live session)

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Thanks for your report, it is reproducible with the steps in the
description on Kubuntu (not an issue on Ubuntu)

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
    Milestone: None => ubuntu-14.04.1

** Summary changed:

- ubiquity installer crashes when clicking release notes link (German Kubuntu live session)
+ [kubuntu] ubiquity installer crashes when clicking release notes link with non-US locale

** Description changed:

- Steps to reproduce:
- Boot 32 bit live dvd, select German (didn’t try other languages)
- Choose “Try Kubuntu”
- Click “Install Kubuntu” and click on the release notes link.
+ TEST CASE:
+ 1. Boot Kubuntu ISO
+ 2. In ubiquity-dm, select German
+ 3. Choose “Try Kubuntu”
+ 4. In the live session, click “Install Kubuntu”
+ 5. In the language step, click on the release notes link.
+ 
+ ACTUAL RESULT:
  Installer Crashed:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
-   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-language.py", line 486, in on_release_notes_link
-     self.openURL(url)
-   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-language.py", line 507, in openURL
-     if os.direxists("/usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings"):
+   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-language.py", line 486, in on_release_notes_link
+     self.openURL(url)
+   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-language.py", line 507, in openURL
+     if os.direxists("/usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings"):
  AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'direxists'
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Fri Apr 18 10:33:36 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=de keyboard-configuration/layoutcode?=de
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140416.1)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  [kubuntu] ubiquity installer crashes when clicking release notes link
  with non-US locale

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  TEST CASE:
  1. Boot Kubuntu ISO
  2. In ubiquity-dm, select German
  3. Choose “Try Kubuntu”
  4. In the live session, click “Install Kubuntu”
  5. In the language step, click on the release notes link.

  ACTUAL RESULT:
  Installer Crashed:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-language.py", line 486, in on_release_notes_link
      self.openURL(url)
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-language.py", line 507, in openURL
      if os.direxists("/usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings"):
  AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'direxists'

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Fri Apr 18 10:33:36 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=de keyboard-configuration/layoutcode?=de
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140416.1)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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