This bug was fixed in the package gnome-control-center -
1:3.1.4-0ubuntu5
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gnome-control-center (1:3.1.4-0ubuntu5) oneiric; urgency=low
* debian/patches/hostname-retrieval.patch: watch out for GDbus errors before
checking the return values from the GDbus call. (LP: #822722)
** Description changed:
If there is no already configured Ad-hoc network present the usage of
"Use as Hotspot" leads to a crash.
gnome-control-center 3.1.4-0ubuntu4
network-manager 0.8.9997+git.20110721t045648.36db194-0ubuntu1
network management framework (daemon and userspace too
Could confirm and reproduce the issue locally; working on a fix now.
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassig