[Bug 717645] Re: I was clicking aroudn in software-center while installing an application (rails) and it crashed. software-center crashed with ValueError in __init__(): Need either appname or pkgname or request

[Brian Murray]

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Title:
  I was clicking aroudn in software-center while installing an
  application (rails) and it crashed. software-center crashed with
  ValueError in __init__(): Need either appname or pkgname or request

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

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: software-center

  I was clicking around in software-center while installing an application and it crashed.
  Edit from Erik B. Andersen:I wasn't installing anything, but searching, and I caused this. It may have been a resultless search that caused it, but I am not sure.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: software-center 3.1.17.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-3.30-generic 2.6.38-rc4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-3-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Feb 12 02:56:11 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110202)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center']
  SourcePackage: software-center
  Title: software-center crashed with ValueError in __init__(): Need either appname or pkgname or request
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare