[Bug 1847862] [NEW] gdebi UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x92 in position 504: invalid start byte

[Curtis Schroeder]

Public bug reported:

Tried to use gdebi to install dependencies for
daemonsync_2.2.0.0059_amd64.deb sync server (https://www.daemon-
tools.cc/products/daemonsync) on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (4.15.0-65-generic).
Gdebi execution failed while building the dependency tree.

sudo gdebi daemonsync_2.2.0.0059_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done
Reading state information... Done

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gdebi", line 103, in <module>
    debi.show_description()
  File "/usr/share/gdebi/GDebi/GDebiCli.py", line 96, in show_description
    print(self._deb["Description"])
  File "/usr/share/gdebi/GDebi/DebPackage.py", line 39, in __getitem__
    return self._sections[item]
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x92 in position 504: invalid start byte

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

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Title:
  gdebi UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x92 in
  position 504: invalid start byte

Status in gdebi package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Tried to use gdebi to install dependencies for
  daemonsync_2.2.0.0059_amd64.deb sync server (https://www.daemon-
  tools.cc/products/daemonsync) on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
  (4.15.0-65-generic). Gdebi execution failed while building the
  dependency tree.

  sudo gdebi daemonsync_2.2.0.0059_amd64.deb
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree        
  Reading state information... Done
  Reading state information... Done

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/gdebi", line 103, in <module>
      debi.show_description()
    File "/usr/share/gdebi/GDebi/GDebiCli.py", line 96, in show_description
      print(self._deb["Description"])
    File "/usr/share/gdebi/GDebi/DebPackage.py", line 39, in __getitem__
      return self._sections[item]
  UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x92 in position 504: invalid start byte

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