I think I found it. It seems to be a translation issue after all, but in the ubuntu-release-upgrader package:
https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/yakkety/+source/ubuntu- release-upgrader/+pots/ubuntu-release-upgrader/fr/57 So replacing & with & there ought to fix it. ** Package changed: software-properties (Ubuntu) => ubuntu-translations ** Changed in: ubuntu-translations Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: ubuntu-translations Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: ubuntu-translations Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu French Translators (ubuntu-l10n-fr) ** No longer affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to software-properties in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639743 Title: `&` in french translaction "Logiciels & mises à jour" should be escaped as `&` Status in Ubuntu Translations: Triaged Bug description: When running update-manager in French the "Logiciels & mises à jour" sentence make the update-manager to fail with an empty dialog. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+bug/1639743/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
