Bug#447641: update-manager: Won't launch

[Sam Morris]

Package: update-manager
Version: 0.68.debian-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

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When launched from the notification area, after being prompted for my
password the program never launches.

$ sudo update-manager
/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:18: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet
  warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-manager", line 76, in ?
    app = UpdateManager(data_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 254, in __init__
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/Common/DistInfo.py", line 58, in __init__
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/update-manager/channels//Debian.info'


- -- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (530, 'testing'), (520, 'unstable'), (510, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-fixdso (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages update-manager depends on:
ii  gconf2                     2.20.0-1      GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgnome2-perl             1.040-1       Perl interface to the GNOME librar
ii  python                     2.4.4-6       An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-dbus                0.82.2-1      simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  python-glade2              2.12.0-1      GTK+ bindings: Glade support
ii  python-gnome2              2.20.0-1      Python bindings for the GNOME desk
ii  python-support             0.7.4         automated rebuilding support for p
ii  python-vte                 1:0.16.9-1    Python bindings for the VTE widget
ii  python2.4                  2.4.4-6       An interactive high-level object-o
ii  software-properties-gtk    0.60.debian-1 manage the repositories that you i
ii  synaptic                   0.60+b1       Graphical package manager
ii  update-manager-core        0.68.debian-2 APT update manager core functional

update-manager recommends no packages.

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