* apt/package.py:

  - make description return the correct descripton

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/apt/package.py b/apt/package.py
index 0d1145ea..e5de93f0 100644
--- a/apt/package.py
+++ b/apt/package.py
@@ -158,8 +158,12 @@ class Package(object):
         """ Return the formated long description """
         if not self._lookupRecord():
             return ""
+        # get the translated description
+        ver = self._depcache.GetCandidateVer(self._pkg)
+        desc_iter = ver.TranslatedDescription
+        self._records.Lookup(desc_iter.FileList.pop(0))
         desc = ""
-        for line in string.split(self._records.LongDesc, "\n"):
+        for line in string.split(unicode(self._records.LongDesc,"utf-8"),"\n"):
                 tmp = string.strip(line)
                 if tmp == ".":
                     desc += "\n"