hal-device-manager crashed with AttributeError in on_about_activate()

bug #122971 looks like a duplicate.

You have some obsolete package versions installed. Please upgrade the following packages and check if the problem still occurs:

 hal-device-manager, libgcc1, lsb-base, libavahi-common3, libreadline5, libncursesw5, libgnomevfs2-0, cpp-4.1, fontconfig, libssl0.9.8, libpam-modules, gnome-keyring, libjpeg62, cpio, libncurses5, readline-common, libgtk2.0-0, libpam0g, esound-common, gcc-4.1-base, hal, launchpad-integration, dbus, libfontconfig1, debconf, libpng12-0, udev, libavahi-client3, libtiff4, libcupsys2, busybox-initramfs, libsqlite3-0, libpam-runtime, libgnome-keyring0, python2.5, libesd-alsa0, volumeid, mesa-utils, fontconfig-config, libgnutls13, python-launchpad-integration, libdbus-1-3, perl, lsb-release, xbase-clients, libbz2-1.0, libhal1, debconf-i18n, xutils, libcairo2, x11-common, libkrb53, libhal-storage1, libgnomevfs2-common, python2.5-minimal, libavahi-glib1, libx11-data, liblaunchpad-integration0, libgl1-mesa-glx, libxml2, libasound2, initramfs-tools, python-central, libsasl2-2, perl-modules, coreutils, libsasl2-modules, gcc-4.2-base, libgtk2.0-common, libx11-6, ncurses-bin, libvolume-id0, libavahi-common-data, libc6, perl-base, module-init-tools, libdb4.5, libdb4.4

root@Ubuntu710GustyGibbonBeta:~# apt-get install hal-device-manager libgcc1 lsb-base libavahi-common3 libreadline5 libncursesw5 libgnomevfs2-0 cpp-4.1 fontconfig libssl0.9.8 libpam-modules gnome-keyring libjpeg62 cpio libncurses5 readline-common libgtk2.0-0 libpam0g esound-common gcc-4.1-base hal launchpad-integration dbus libfontconfig1 debconf libpng12-0 udev libavahi-client3 libtiff4 libcupsys2 busybox-initramfs libsqlite3-0 libpam-runtime libgnome-keyring0 python2.5 libesd-alsa0 volumeid mesa-utils fontconfig-config libgnutls13 python-launchpad-integration libdbus-1-3 perl lsb-release xbase-clients libbz2-1.0 libhal1 debconf-i18n xutils libcairo2 x11-common libkrb53 libhal-storage1 libgnomevfs2-common python2.5-minimal libavahi-glib1 libx11-data liblaunchpad-integration0 libgl1-mesa-glx libxml2 libasound2 initramfs-tools python-central libsasl2-2 perl-modules coreutils libsasl2-modules gcc-4.2-base libgtk2.0-common libx11-6 ncurses-bin libvolume-id0 libavahi-common-data libc6 perl-base module-init-tools libdb4.5 libdb4.4
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hal-device-manager is already the newest version.
libgcc1 is already the newest version.
lsb-base is already the newest version.
libavahi-common3 is already the newest version.
libreadline5 is already the newest version.
libncursesw5 is already the newest version.
libgnomevfs2-0 is already the newest version.
cpp-4.1 is already the newest version.
fontconfig is already the newest version.
libssl0.9.8 is already the newest version.
libpam-modules is already the newest version.
gnome-keyring is already the newest version.
libjpeg62 is already the newest version.
cpio is already the newest version.
libncurses5 is already the newest version.
readline-common is already the newest version.
libgtk2.0-0 is already the newest version.
libpam0g is already the newest version.
esound-common is already the newest version.
gcc-4.1-base is already the newest version.
hal is already the newest version.
launchpad-integration is already the newest version.
dbus is already the newest version.
libfontconfig1 is already the newest version.
debconf is already the newest version.
libpng12-0 is already the newest version.
udev is already the newest version.
libavahi-client3 is already the newest version.
libtiff4 is already the newest version.
libcupsys2 is already the newest version.
busybox-initramfs is already the newest version.
libsqlite3-0 is already the newest version.
libpam-runtime is already the newest version.
libgnome-keyring0 is already the newest version.
python2.5 is already the newest version.
libesd-alsa0 is already the newest version.
volumeid is already the newest version.
mesa-utils is already the newest version.
fontconfig-config is already the newest version.
libgnutls13 is already the newest version.
python-launchpad-integration is already the newest version.
libdbus-1-3 is already the newest version.
perl is already the newest version.
lsb-release is already the newest version.
xbase-clients is already the newest version.
libbz2-1.0 is already the newest version.
libhal1 is already the newest version.
debconf-i18n is already th...