Well, as shown in the screenshot in my first comment, the "boxes chars" not only appear in this error message, but also in the network-manager applet (and probably elsewhere). Should I report a new bug for this issue?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evolution in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/965686 Title: Upgrade from lucid trigger an unreadable error dialog (font issue?) Status in “evolution” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “evolution” source package in Precise: Fix Released Bug description: "update-manager -d" on an up-to-date (and almost vanilla) Lucid VM. After a while (while installing the upgrades), an error message appears whose text is unreadable (each char is a square). Same thing in the network manager applet. Please see the attached screenshot. nb: apport did not want to report this bug during the upgrade process... Ask me if you need any log. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/965686/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

