Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  software-center does not start when attemptig aptcache.open()

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I cannot open the software center.  I get the following errors when
  running it in the console:

  $ software-center
  2012-05-08 15:36:31,623 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - setting up 
proxy 'None'
  2012-05-08 15:36:31,626 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - open() 
database: path=None use_axi=True use_agent=True
  2012-05-08 15:36:32,157 - softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache - INFO - 
aptcache.open()
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 176, in <module>
      app.run(args)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 1343, 
in run
      self.show_available_packages(args)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 1273, 
in show_available_packages
      self.view_manager.set_active_view(ViewPages.AVAILABLE)
    File 
"/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/session/viewmanager.py", 
line 149, in set_active_view
      view_widget.init_view()
    File 
"/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py", 
line 133, in init_view
      SoftwarePane.init_view(self)
    File 
"/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py", line 
214, in init_view
      self.icons, self.show_ratings)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appview.py", 
line 69, in __init__
      self.helper = AppPropertiesHelper(db, cache, icons)
    File 
"/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/models/appstore2.py", line 
107, in __init__
      softwarecenter.paths.APP_INSTALL_PATH)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/categories.py", line 
255, in parse_applications_menu
      category = self._parse_menu_tag(child)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/categories.py", line 
444, in _parse_menu_tag
      query = self._parse_include_tag(element)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/categories.py", line 
402, in _parse_include_tag
      xapian.Query.OP_AND)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/categories.py", line 
341, in _parse_and_or_not_tag
      operator_elem, xapian.Query(), xapian.Query.OP_OR)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/categories.py", line 
385, in _parse_and_or_not_tag
      q = self.db.xapian_parser.parse_query(s,
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/database.py", line 170, 
in xapian_parser
      xapian_parser = self._get_new_xapian_parser()
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/database.py", line 196, 
in _get_new_xapian_parser
      xapian_parser.set_database(self.xapiandb)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/database.py", line 162, 
in xapiandb
      self._db_per_thread[thread_name] = self._get_new_xapiandb()
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/database.py", line 175, 
in _get_new_xapiandb
      xapiandb = xapian.Database(self._db_pathname)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/xapian/__init__.py", line 3666, in 
__init__
      _xapian.Database_swiginit(self,_xapian.new_Database(*args))

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: software-center 5.2.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May  8 15:37:51 2012
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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