As evidenced by this bug no longer appearing in errors.ubuntu.com, it
was fixed with the merge of lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-
shutdown-crash-lp996333, and this fix was released in the package
software-center - 5.2.2:
---------------
software-center (5.2.2) precise-proposed; urgency=low
[ Michael Vogt ]
* lp:~mvo/software-center/whatsnew-leak-lp985389:
- search filter fix for the case when the "installed-only"
filter leaks into subsequent searches (LP: #985389)
* lp:~mvo/software-center/fix-lp994632:
- add a dep to ensure we get the correct ubuntu-sso-client-gtk
(LP: #994632)
* lp:~mvo/software-center/proper-error-on-unknown-files:
- show a proper error message when attempting to open unknown
file types (LP: #944868)
* lp:~mvo/software-center/lp921799:
- fix crash when decoding screenshots JSON (LP: #921799)
* lp:~mvo/software-center/lp959612:
- fix crash when selecting the Installed view very quickly
after startup (LP: #959612)
[ Ken VanDine ]
* lp:~ken-vandine/software-center/lp_982567:
- Check if the proxy is enabled, if the proxy host is set but not
enabled we shouldn't attempt to use the proxy (LP: #982567)
[ Gary Lasker ]
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-crash-lp969732:
- need to explicitly declare the needs-refresh signal in the
AppTreeStore class to prevent a crash (LP: #969732)
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-crash-lp870822:
- don't crash if we don't get a pkgversion object back
(LP: #870822)
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-shutdown-crash-lp996333:
- never crash when writing out the software center config file on
shutdown (LP: #996333)
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-makedirs-race-crashes:
- fix crash on race when creating the cache or config directories
(LP: #743003, LP: #621182)
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-crash_lp973379:
- ensure that the cache is ready before using the recommender
service (LP: #973379 )
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/toolbar-buttons-insensitive-during-startup:
- set the toolbar buttons insensitive for the duration of time that the
lobby panels are initializing (LP: #999486, LP: #994341)
[ Robert Roth ]
* lp:~evfool/software-center/bug532072:
- escape markup for support info and license (LP: #993279)
- ellipsize summary at trailing end (LP: #532072)
* lp:~evfool/software-center/lp626037:
- subtle background color tweak for consistency
between views (LP: #626037)
* lp:~evfool/software-center/lp835005:
- no need for the software-properties dialog to be modal
to software-center (LP: #835005)
* lp:~evfool/software-center/lp839389:
- don't display an "icon not found" image in the Unity
launcher when a report a review window is opened (LP: #839389)
* lp:~evfool/software-center/867588:
- capitalize the first letter of the package summary
(LP: #867588)
* lp:~evfool/software-center/lp876657:
- make sure the search field does not disappear when an
install or remove is in progress (LP: #876657)
* lp:~evfool/software-center/lp987797:
- fix alignment in the reviews part of the appdetails (LP: #987797)
* lp:~evfool/software-center/lp844768:
- show a indeterminate progress bar when software-center waits for
another packagemanager to exit (LP: #844768)
[ Dave Morley ]
* lp:~davmor2/software-center/add-performance:
- test code change only! add memory and cpt stats to the
test script
-- Michael Vogt <[email protected]> Tue, 15 May 2012 20:22:02 +0200
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
Status: In Progress => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/885726
Title:
software-center crashed with TypeError in _get_combo_children():
object of type 'NoneType' has no len()
Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Ubuntu Software Center version 5.2
Steps to reproduce (induces an error condition that causes the traceback for
the crash in this bug):
1. Shut down Software Center, if it is running:
2. Open a terminal and type the following command:
$ cd ~/.config/software-center; touch softwarecenter.cfg.new; chmod 400
softwarecenter.cfg.new
3. Launch Software Center from a terminal as shown:
$ software-center
4. Once Software Center has started, shut it down again.
5. Note that you'll get a traceback reporting:
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied:
'/home/tremolux/.config/software-center/softwarecenter.cfg.new'
Followed by the error for this bug:
TypeError: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()
6. Note also that Software Center does not fully quit.
7. Type the following in a terminal to kill Software Center:
$ killall software-center
8. And finally, type the following to remove the bad softwarecenter.cfg.new
file:
$ rm softwarecenter.cfg.new (and verify that you want to remove this file)
Hi!
Well, when I closed the Sofware Center, Apport launches.
Here is the repport, hoping Apport’s information could be useful.
Note that during my upgrade to Oneiric, I got several problems and
some of my packages might not be very well set.
Martin.
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Note that this bug still occurs in final Precise version 5.2, as shown
in the following traceback from duplicate bug 992452:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File
"/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py",
line 577, in on_db_reopen
self.refresh_apps()
File
"/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py",
line 788, in refresh_apps
SoftwarePane.refresh_apps(self, query)
File
"/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py", line
432, in refresh_apps
self._refresh_apps_with_apt_cache(query)
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/utils.py", line 118, in
wrapper
f(*args, **kwargs)
File
"/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py", line
451, in _refresh_apps_with_apt_cache
self.app_view.configure_sort_method(self._is_in_search_mode())
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appview.py",
line 223, in configure_sort_method
self._use_combobox_without_sort_by_search_ranking()
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appview.py",
line 155, in _use_combobox_without_sort_by_search_ranking
if self._get_combo_children() == 3:
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appview.py",
line 147, in _get_combo_children
return len(self.sort_methods_combobox.get_model())
TypeError: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()
ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 5.0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.21-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 01a18e0a74cbde3d34a62f62830ed079
CheckboxSystem: f134069bba098730d27f59b402920826
Date: Thu Nov 3 16:05:36 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=fr_FR.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center']
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: software-center crashed with TypeError in _get_combo_children():
object of type 'NoneType' has no len()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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