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Title:
  software-center crashed with
  /home/username/Downloads/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.8-83876~Ubuntu~quantal_amd64.deb
  in _run_transaction()

Status in software-center package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I was trying to install the .deb file downloaded from VirtualBox
  website. The software center gave me an error or two and crashed!

  ProblemType: RecoverableProblem
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: software-center 5.5.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-5.10-generic 3.8.0-rc6
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-5-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Mar 13 17:38:21 2013
  DuplicateSignature: software-center:trans-failed:error-unreadable-package-file
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-28 (13 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130209)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center /home/username/Downloads/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.8-83876~Ubuntu~quantal_amd64.deb
  SourcePackage: software-center
  Title: software-center crashed with  /home/username/Downloads/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.8-83876~Ubuntu~quantal_amd64.deb in _run_transaction()
  Traceback:
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/installbackend_impl/aptd.py", line 990, in _run_transaction
       yield trans.run(defer=True)
   TransactionFailed: Transaction failed: Package file could not be opened
    /home/username/Downloads/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.8-83876~Ubuntu~quantal_amd64.deb
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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