Public bug reported: My System details: Linux 3.2.0-68-generic-pae i686 i686 (Ubuntu 12.04) My problem : whether launched from icon or at command line, Ubuntu Software center freezes on grey screen 1.I did $ software-center ========================= I got 2014-09-05 16:42:41,090 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - setting up proxy 'None' 2014-09-05 16:42:41,096 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - open() database: path=None use_axi=True use_agent=True 2014-09-05 16:42:42,142 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - show_available_packages: search_text is '', app is None. And a grey screen It wedged until I killed via the red button top left corner <<The window "Ubuntu Software Center" is not responding>>
2. I did ======== As per http://askubuntu.com/questions/133456/can-i-uninstall-and-reinstall-ubuntu-software-center sudo apt-get remove software-center sudo apt-get autoremove software-center sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install software-center Launched software-center at command line. Again It wedged until I killed via the red button top left corner 3. I did ========= cd ~/.config; rm -r software-center sudo apt-get --purge --reinstall install software-center Launched software-center at command line. Again It wedged until I killed via the red button top left corner 4. I did software-center --debug =========================== I got 2014-09-05 17:21:57,183 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.em - DEBUG - EM's: 17 15 21 2014-09-05 17:21:57,348 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - setting up proxy 'None' 2014-09-05 17:21:57,353 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - opening the pkginfo: 0.00448513031006 2014-09-05 17:21:57,353 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - open() database: path=None use_axi=True use_agent=True 2014-09-05 17:21:57,355 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - opening the xapiandb: 0.00170803070068 2014-09-05 17:21:57,358 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - building the icon cache: 0.0024881362915 2014-09-05 17:21:57,370 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - creating the backend: 0.0121800899506 2014-09-05 17:21:57,370 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - get the app-manager: 5.81741333008e-05 2014-09-05 17:21:57,372 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.utils - DEBUG - Softwarecenter style provider for ambiance Gtk theme: /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/softwarecenter.css 2014-09-05 17:21:57,393 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - ViewManager: 0.0187640190125 2014-09-05 17:21:57,523 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - building panes: 0.129604101181 2014-09-05 17:21:58,053 - softwarecenter.backend.reviews.rnr - DEBUG - refresh with days_delta: 1 2014-09-05 17:21:58,054 - softwarecenter.backend.spawn_helper - DEBUG - run_generic_piston_helper() 2014-09-05 17:21:58,058 - softwarecenter.backend.spawn_helper - DEBUG - running: '['/usr/share/software-center/piston_generic_helper.py', '--datadir', '/usr/share/software-center/', 'RatingsAndReviewsAPI', 'review_stats', '{"days": 1}']' as pid: '10482' 2014-09-05 17:21:58,059 - softwarecenter.backend.reviews - DEBUG - _retrieve_votes_from_server started 2014-09-05 17:21:58,059 - softwarecenter.backend.reviews - WARNING - Could not get usefulness from server, no username in config file 2014-09-05 17:21:58,061 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - DEBUG - query for the update-database exception 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name com.ubuntu.Softwarecenter was not provided by any .service files' (probably ok) 2014-09-05 17:21:58,061 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - create review loader: 0.537556886673 2014-09-05 17:21:58,062 - softwarecenter.plugin - DEBUG - no dir '' 2014-09-05 17:21:58,062 - softwarecenter.plugin - DEBUG - no dir '/usr/share/software-center/plugins' 2014-09-05 17:21:58,062 - softwarecenter.plugin - DEBUG - no dir '/home/rch/.local/share/software-center/plugins' 2014-09-05 17:21:58,062 - softwarecenter.plugin - DEBUG - plugins are '[]' 2014-09-05 17:21:58,062 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - create plugin manager: 0.000448942184448 2014-09-05 17:21:58,085 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - create SoftwareCenterApp: 0.776718139648 2014-09-05 17:21:58,302 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - show_available_packages: search_text is '', app is None. 2014-09-05 17:21:58,303 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.panes.softwarepane - DEBUG - show_appview_spinner 2014-09-05 17:21:58,318 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - DEBUG - on_menu_file_activate 2014-09-05 17:21:58,388 - softwarecenter.backend.spawn_helper - DEBUG - helper_finished: '10482' '0' 2014-09-05 17:21:58,389 - softwarecenter.backend.spawn_helper - DEBUG - got data for cmd: '['/usr/share/software-center/piston_generic_helper.py', '--datadir', '/usr/share/software-center/', 'RatingsAndReviewsAPI', 'review_stats', '{"days": 1}']' ='[ <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x8ec7e4c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a57b4c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a57bcc>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a57bac>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a5724c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a572ac>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a5726c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a5730c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a572cc>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a5734c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a5732c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a5736c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9a571ac>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9149b8c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9149acc>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9149a8c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9149a6c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9149a4c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9149b6c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9149b4c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x9149b2c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x91491ec>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x914964c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x914960c>, <softwarecenter.backend.piston.rnrclient_pristine.ReviewsStats object at 0x91495ec>]' 2014-09-05 17:21:58,393 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - DEBUG - on_review_stats_loaded: '5360' 5. Your kind help much appreciated =========================== ** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: software-center -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1366109 Title: software center freezes with grey screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1366109/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs