*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 840227 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/840227
Public bug reported: Software Center persistently fails to start. A window will appear, but will disappear within a few seconds, and the program exits. Running it from a console permitted me to grab these error details: jim@fuzzy:$ software-center 2011-09-12 01:45:24,872 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.em - INFO - EM's: 17 15 21 2011-09-12 01:45:27,571 - softwarecenter.backend.reviews - WARNING - Could not get usefulness from server, no username in config file 2011-09-12 01:45:31,484 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - software-center-agent finished with status 1 (software-center:7972): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.1.18/./gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c:4766 drawable is not a native X11 window Gdk-ERROR **: The program 'software-center' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'. (Details: serial 1372 error_code 3 request_code 20 minor_code 0) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) Trace/breakpoint trap ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: software-center 4.1.22 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 1.22.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: fc2d0c1a9f7a9107c5104c45d6ee1b22 CheckboxSystem: 4ed15c40009aa6f7770f606350a390a2 Date: Mon Sep 12 01:50:02 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: software-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-05 (6 days ago) ** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/847586 Title: Software Center fails to start: BadWinidow To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/847586/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs