Description of problem: Component: pirut Summary: TB39976db0 system-install-packages:320:_apply:TypeError: could not convert string Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/sbin/system-install-packages", line 320, in _apply _("Unable to install software. Error " TypeError: could not convert string Local variables in innermost frame: self: <__main__.SinglePackageInstaller object at 0x962c36c> args: (<gtk.Button object at 0x9cd6dc4 (GtkButton at 0x92f9a88)>,) deps: [] Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Browse to http://forge.objectweb.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=74&release_id=2337 2. Select "tws-community-2.1-1.noarch.rpm" from a browser like Firebox which will invoke rpm installer 3. Apply Actual results: Install fails with error copied into Description Expected results: Successful install Additional info:
What version of the pirut package do you have installed and what locale are you running with?
pirut v1.3.28-1.fc8.noarch locale=US FYI, using the "fedora-8-i386" vmware appliance from http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/1139
This is a problem with the image as distributed by VMWare; you'll have to have them fix their image.