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[Bug 1475181] [NEW] software-center does not start

 

Public bug reported:

root@katze:~# software-center
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 128, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app import SoftwareCenterAppGtk3
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 108, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.panes.availablepane import AvailablePane
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py", line 51, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.views.purchaseview import PurchaseView
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/purchaseview.py", line 29, in <module>
    from gi.repository import WebKit as webkit
ImportError: cannot import name WebKit


Neither this:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/648602/software-center-crashes-on-ubuntu-15-10
or this
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7823972/cant-import-webkit-from-gi-repository
Solved the problem

This problem occured after the ubuntu updated from 15.04 to 15.10. 64
bits desktop.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: software-center 13.10-0ubuntu4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-44.59-generic 3.16.7-ckt14
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Jul 16 08:31:52 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-24 (659 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=pt:pt_BR:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=pt_PT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2015-07-08 (7 days ago)

** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages utopic

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Title:
  software-center does not start

Status in software-center package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  root@katze:~# software-center
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 128, in <module>
      from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app import SoftwareCenterAppGtk3
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 108, in <module>
      from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.panes.availablepane import AvailablePane
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py", line 51, in <module>
      from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.views.purchaseview import PurchaseView
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/purchaseview.py", line 29, in <module>
      from gi.repository import WebKit as webkit
  ImportError: cannot import name WebKit

  
  Neither this:
  http://askubuntu.com/questions/648602/software-center-crashes-on-ubuntu-15-10
  or this
  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7823972/cant-import-webkit-from-gi-repository
  Solved the problem

  This problem occured after the ubuntu updated from 15.04 to 15.10. 64
  bits desktop.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: software-center 13.10-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-44.59-generic 3.16.7-ckt14
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-44-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Jul 16 08:31:52 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-24 (659 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=pt:pt_BR:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=pt_PT.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2015-07-08 (7 days ago)

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