I had just encountered this problem on a freshly-made LiveUSB session of Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 64-bit. I don't think this highly-visible error message would make a good impression on new users.
>From the LiveUSB session: ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dpkg -s indicator-session | grep Version Version: 0.3.3.2-0ubuntu1 ** Attachment added: "Screenshot of the error" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-session/+bug/834137/+attachment/2340601/+files/Error%2520in%2520LiveUSB%2520session.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/834137 Title: user menu says [Invalid UTF-8] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-session/+bug/834137/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs