** Also affects: software-center Importance: Undecided Status: New
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1154561 Title: software-center crashed with /home/username/Downloads/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.8-83876~Ubuntu~quantal_amd64.deb in _run_transaction() Status in Ubuntu Software Center: New 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 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center/+bug/1154561/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp