software-center didn't launch

a little extra info is that when trying to do a full backtrace with gdb there is an error stating

"/usr/bin/software-center": not in executable format: File format not recognized

because of saying that i went to check and see if it was set to executable

Hi everyone! Thanks for the bug reports. It would seem that the xapian.Query(..).get_description() function is no longer available on natty. I have linked a branch that theoretically should fix this issue, but as I aren't running natty myself yet, I can't test it. Would someone running natty be able to test the change as follows:
- edit /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/appview.py to replace 'q.get_description()' in line 180 with 'str(q)'
- now launch software-center, and it *should* hopefully work
Please let me know the outcome. Thanks!

Kiwinote changing the appview.py how you said worked

thanks Kiwinote : it works ;)

2010/12/4 zeruke <email address hidden>

> Kiwinote changing the appview.py how you said worked
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/684887
>
> Title:
> software-center didn't launch
>
> Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: software-center
>
> on Natty Narwhal (ALPHA-1), software-center didn't launch.
>
> When i try to launch it via console, i get this message :
>
> 2010-12-03 19:18:01,073 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root
> logger: '('/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/database.py', 96,
> 'open')'
> 2010-12-03 19:18:01,073 - root - WARNING - failed to add sca db Couldn't
> stat '/root/.cache/software-center/software-center-agent.db' (Aucun fichier
> ou dossier de ce type)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 109, in <module>
> app = SoftwareCenterApp(datadir, xapian_base_path, options, args)
> File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/app.py", line 209, in
> __init__
> self.navhistory_forward_action)
> File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py",
> line 100, in __init__
> self._build_ui()
> File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py",
> line 111, in _build_ui
> self.apps_filter)
> File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line
> 256, in __init__
> self.build(desktopdir)
> File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line
> 497, in build
> self._build_homepage_view()
> File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line
> 327, in _build_homepage_view
> self._append_featured_and_new()
> File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line
> 412, in _append_featured_and_new
> nonapps_visible=AppStore.NONAPPS_ALWAYS_VISIBLE)
> File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/appview.py", line
> 180, in __init__
> q.get_description() for q in search_query])):
> AttributeError: 'Query' object has no attribute 'get_description'
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: software-center 3.1.3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
> Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Fri Dec 3 19:20:05 2010
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101202)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=fr_FR.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: software-center
>
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Thanks Kiwinote

it fixes the bug

now it works

Yup, works for me as well.

отлично работает

Confirmed... works for me too.

yup...worked here too...thanks Kiwinote

How i can get this update?
After commands sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade, software-center didn't want launch again.

Worked for me too, with Natty

Is the fix an update? How can i get it?

Oh, see. No update released yet, but the fix works for me too.

you see the status is 'fix committed' when its fix released then you will have the fix in update.

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 3.1.4

---------------
software-center (3.1.4) natty; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * softwarecenter/db/database.py:
    - add section and origin query parser prefixes, thanks to
      Matthew McGowan!
  * merged lp:~mvo/software-center/experimental-fastlist and
    lp:~kiwinote/software-center/experimental-fastlist, this should
    speed up the list rendering quite a lot
  * merged lp:~kelemeng/software-center/bug685467, many thanks!
    (LP: #685467)
  * softwarecenter/backend/aptd.py:
    - ported to the aptdaemon 0.40 API
  * debian/control:
    - depend on aptdaemon 0.40

  [ Kiwinote ]
  * softwarecenter/backend/channel.py:
    - only show installed packages in the 'for purchase' channel of the
      installed pane (LP: #684356)
  * softwarecenter/utils.py:
    - don't return a http proxy string if it contains no host (LP: #675186)
      thanks to Marius Gedminas
  * softwarecenter/view/appview.py:
    - don't crash in natty due to seemingly deprecated xapian.query attribute
      get_description (LP: #684887)
  * softwarecenter/view/channelpane.py:
    - don't explicitly show all pkgs for the partner channel, this is no
      longer needed because all apps now have app-install-data desktop files
  * softwarecenter/view/widgets/searchentry.py:
    - reverse the 'clear' icon for rtl as requested in (LP: #666519)
  * softwarecenter/app.py:
    - do not crash when showing a already installed package and the apt
      cache is not loaded yet

  [ Matthew Paul Thomas ]
  * data/ui/SoftwareCenter.ui:
    - improved text for software catalog update window (LP: #678355)
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:02:40 +0100