Setting this to Confirmed, as I can reproduce using the steps described above,
but set the Priority to Low, as this should not be a common issue on the
distributions software-center currently works on, as lsb-release should exist
by default (I thinkg the use rmight have some more serious trouble than
software-center doesn't start if it does not exist)
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** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1020038
Title:
Crashes on launch if /etc/lsb-release is missing
Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
software-center trunk r3054, Ubuntu 12.04
1. sudo mv /etc/lsb-release /etc/lsb-release.backup
2. software-center
3. sudo mv /etc/lsb-release /etc/lsb-release.backup # IMPORTANT to restore
your system
What happens:
2. ------------
ERROR:root:DebFileApplication import
Traceback (most recent call last):
File
"/home/mpt/hacking/software-center/trunk/softwarecenter/db/__init__.py", line
4, in <module>
from debfile import DebFileApplication, DebFileOpenError
File
"/home/mpt/hacking/software-center/trunk/softwarecenter/db/debfile.py", line
25, in <module>
from softwarecenter.db.application import Application, AppDetails
File
"/home/mpt/hacking/software-center/trunk/softwarecenter/db/application.py",
line 27, in <module>
import softwarecenter.distro
File
"/home/mpt/hacking/software-center/trunk/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py",
line 194, in <module>
distro_instance = _get_distro()
File
"/home/mpt/hacking/software-center/trunk/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py",
line 171, in _get_distro
distro_class = getattr(module, distro_id)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'debian'
INFO:softwarecenter:Using data (UI, xapian) from current dir
2012-07-02 11:46:49,094 - softwarecenter - INFO - Using data (UI, xapian)
from current dir
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./software-center", line 144, in <module>
from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app import SoftwareCenterAppGtk3
File
"/home/mpt/hacking/software-center/trunk/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line
51, in <module>
from softwarecenter.db.application import Application
File
"/home/mpt/hacking/software-center/trunk/softwarecenter/db/application.py",
line 27, in <module>
import softwarecenter.distro
File
"/home/mpt/hacking/software-center/trunk/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py",
line 194, in <module>
distro_instance = _get_distro()
File
"/home/mpt/hacking/software-center/trunk/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py",
line 171, in _get_distro
distro_class = getattr(module, distro_id)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'debian'
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