[Bug 772549] Re: software-center blank screen on fresh natty 11.04 install

[Gary Lasker]

I hit this bug today, but can't identify what I did that caused it.
Indeed, there was a zombie software-center process still running, but it
had no associated visible window.

I got the following output when starting software-center, each time I
tried, and it resulted in the blank screen:

$ software-center
2011-06-02 16:36:16,475 - softwarecenter - INFO - Using data (UI, xapian) from current dir 
/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/SimpleGtkbuilderApp.py:32: RuntimeWarning: missing handler 'on_window_main_button_press_event'
  self.builder.connect_signals(self)

Doing the 'killall' software-center' made everything work again.

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: software-center
  
- WORKAROUND:
+ WORKAROUND 1:
+   Type the following into a terminal:  
+      killall software-center
+ 
+ -- or --
+ 
+ WORKAROUND 2:
      Reboot your computer. After that, Software Center should launch normally (if it does not, please also report that here, thanks!).
  ---
  
  I just installed ubuntu natty 11.04 on my machine.
  
  I tried to install 4 apps with software center (7zip, vlc, flash and
  restricted-extra), and software center freezed.
  
  I closed it, restarted it, and the problems began... Now if I open it it
  just doesn't show anything (see screenshot).
  
  WORKAROUND: Reboot your computer. After that, Software Center should
  launch normally (if it does not, please also report that here, thanks!).
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: software-center 4.0
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Apr 28 20:25:00 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  software-center blank screen on fresh natty 11.04 install

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: software-center

  WORKAROUND 1:
    Type the following into a terminal:  
       killall software-center

  -- or --

  WORKAROUND 2:
      Reboot your computer. After that, Software Center should launch normally (if it does not, please also report that here, thanks!).
  ---

  I just installed ubuntu natty 11.04 on my machine.

  I tried to install 4 apps with software center (7zip, vlc, flash and
  restricted-extra), and software center freezed.

  I closed it, restarted it, and the problems began... Now if I open it
  it just doesn't show anything (see screenshot).

  WORKAROUND: Reboot your computer. After that, Software Center should
  launch normally (if it does not, please also report that here,
  thanks!).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: software-center 4.0
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Apr 28 20:25:00 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)