Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: software-center

Trying to install .deb files Software-center starts the installation
process, but then cancels. The "install" button doesn't change and the
package isn't installed. So i have to use dpkg -i <package> to install
something.

Description:    Ubuntu Natty (development branch)
Release:        11.04
Software-center: 3.1.23.3

Starting Software-center from CLI i get this error log:

2011-03-18 06:03:26,952 - softwarecenter.backend - WARNING - _on_trans_error: 
org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.UnicodeDecodeError: Traceback (most recent call 
last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 474, in 
_inline_callbacks
    result = gen.send(result)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 799, in _run
    self.queue.put(self.tid)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 1166, in put
    self.worker.simulate(trans, self.future_status)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 965, in 
simulate
    trans.error = excep
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 459, in 
_set_error
    self._error_property = self._convert_struct((excep.code, msg), "ss")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 396, in 
_convert_struct
    struct.append(dbus.String(item))
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xd0 in position 40: 
ordinal not in range(128)
--- 
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110302)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: software-center 3.1.23.3
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=ru_RU:en
 LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.35-generic 2.6.38
Tags:  natty running-unity
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout disk lpadmin plugdev sambashare

** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-collected natty running-unity

** Tags added: apport-collected natty running-unity

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: software-center
  
  Trying to install .deb files Software-center starts the installation
  process, but then cancels. The "install" button doesn't change and the
  package isn't installed. So i have to use dpkg -i <package> to install
  something.
  
  Description:  Ubuntu Natty (development branch)
  Release:      11.04
  Software-center: 3.1.23.3
  
  Starting Software-center from CLI i get this error log:
  
  2011-03-18 06:03:26,952 - softwarecenter.backend - WARNING - _on_trans_error: 
org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.UnicodeDecodeError: Traceback (most recent call 
last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 474, in 
_inline_callbacks
      result = gen.send(result)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 799, in _run
      self.queue.put(self.tid)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 1166, in put
      self.worker.simulate(trans, self.future_status)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 965, in 
simulate
      trans.error = excep
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 459, in 
_set_error
      self._error_property = self._convert_struct((excep.code, msg), "ss")
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 396, in 
_convert_struct
      struct.append(dbus.String(item))
  UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xd0 in position 40: 
ordinal not in range(128)
+ --- 
+ Architecture: i386
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110302)
+ NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
+ Package: software-center 3.1.23.3
+ PackageArchitecture: i386
+ ProcEnviron:
+  LANGUAGE=ru_RU:en
+  LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.35-generic 2.6.38
+ Tags:  natty running-unity
+ Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout disk lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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  Software Center fails to install .deb files

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