diff -Nru software-properties-0.75.8/debian/changelog software-properties-0.75.9/debian/changelog
--- software-properties-0.75.8/debian/changelog	2010-03-26 13:34:13.000000000 +0000
+++ software-properties-0.75.9/debian/changelog	2010-03-31 16:14:39.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+software-properties (0.75.9) lucid; urgency=low
+
+  * [KDE] Fix crash caused by translations containing distro name (LP: #545927) 
+
+ -- Amichai Rothman <amichai2@amichais.net>  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:34:40 +0300
+
 software-properties (0.75.8) lucid; urgency=low
 
   [ Michael Vogt ]
diff -Nru software-properties-0.75.8/debian/python-software-properties.install software-properties-0.75.9/debian/python-software-properties.install
--- software-properties-0.75.8/debian/python-software-properties.install	2010-03-26 13:34:13.000000000 +0000
+++ software-properties-0.75.9/debian/python-software-properties.install	2010-03-31 16:14:39.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 debian/tmp/usr/lib/python*/*-packages/softwareproperties/*py
 debian/tmp/usr/share/locale/*
 debian/tmp/usr/bin/add-apt-repository
-
diff -Nru software-properties-0.75.8/softwareproperties/kde/I18nHelper.py software-properties-0.75.9/softwareproperties/kde/I18nHelper.py
--- software-properties-0.75.8/softwareproperties/kde/I18nHelper.py	2010-03-26 13:34:13.000000000 +0000
+++ software-properties-0.75.9/softwareproperties/kde/I18nHelper.py	2010-03-31 16:14:39.000000000 +0100
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     # assume latin1 as fallback
     return unicode(str, 'latin1')
 
-def _u(str):
+def u_(str):
   """ Translate a string and convert it to unicode using utf8 encoding """
   return utf8(_(str))
 
diff -Nru software-properties-0.75.8/softwareproperties/kde/SoftwarePropertiesKDE.py software-properties-0.75.9/softwareproperties/kde/SoftwarePropertiesKDE.py
--- software-properties-0.75.8/softwareproperties/kde/SoftwarePropertiesKDE.py	2010-03-26 13:34:13.000000000 +0000
+++ software-properties-0.75.9/softwareproperties/kde/SoftwarePropertiesKDE.py	2010-03-31 16:14:39.000000000 +0100
@@ -206,12 +206,11 @@
 
   def init_distro(self):
     # TRANS: %s stands for the distribution name e.g. Debian or Ubuntu
-    text = _("%s updates") % self.distro.id
+    text = u_("%s updates") % self.distro.id
     text = text.replace("Ubuntu", "Kubuntu")
-    self.userinterface.groupBox_updates.setTitle(utf8(text))
+    self.userinterface.groupBox_updates.setTitle(text)
     # TRANS: %s stands for the distribution name e.g. Debian or Ubuntu
-    text = _("%s Software") % self.distro.id
-    text = utf8(text)
+    text = u_("%s Software") % self.distro.id
     text = text.replace("Ubuntu", "Kubuntu")
     self.userinterface.tabWidget.setTabText(0, text)