[Bug 1191700] Re: [saucy] software-properties-gtk crashed with Exception NameHasNoOwner: Could not get owner of name 'com.ubuntu.SoftwareProperties'

[Steve Langasek]

On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 04:43:20PM -0000, B Bobo wrote:
> It's a bit worrying if updating a system can corrupt it.

The corruption would not have been caused by the updates, it would only have
/happened/ to coincide with those updates.

> The updates were all signed and signatures verified by USC.  Perhaps
> Debian or Ubuntu signing keys have been compromised again.

There has never been any such compromise, I don't know why you're suggesting
there has.

> The file you mentioned exists, is world-readable, though not executable,
> and is identical to the one on a different Ubuntu system.

Ok, then this doesn't point to corruption.  However, it remains that this
issue is completely unreproducible on a stock saucy install, and for the
vast majority of our users.  I'm afraid I don't have any idea what would be
causing this error for you if there aren't corrupt or missing files.

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Title:
  [saucy] software-properties-gtk crashed with Exception NameHasNoOwner:
  Could not get owner of name 'com.ubuntu.SoftwareProperties'

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  software-properties-gtk is crashing every time it is run with
  Exception NameHasNoOwner: Could not get owner of name
  'com.ubuntu.SoftwareProperties'

  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 104, in <module>
     app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=options.data_dir, options=options, file=file)
  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py, line 175, in activate_name_owner
  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py, line 361, in get_name_owner
  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py, line 651, in call_blocking

  dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
  org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not get owner of name
  'com.ubuntu.SoftwareProperties': no such name

  This is software-properties-gtk-0.92.19 in Ubuntu 13.04 Saucy

  
  This issue is preventing any further software updates using either the Ubuntu Software Center or apt itself directly.

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