Also a problem with scrivener, which is what was giving me grief. Here's a solution if you still want davmail/scrivener: nip into /var/lib/dpkg/available and /var/lib/dpkg/status then correct the bum characters - I just removed them.
Protip: using gedit (sudo gedit) is not a bad idea: it highlights the bad characters in red, plus you can do a search to get to davmail/scrivener. Just select 'edit anyway' when it gives you a warning. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069086 Title: Software sources crasch with UnicodeDecodeError on start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1069086/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs