/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index crashes daily

[Jason Edgecombe]

Traceback:
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index", line 101, in <module>
     if not indexer.setupIndexing(force=opts.force, system=opts.pkgfile is None):
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/axi/indexer.py", line 466, in setupIndexing
     self.plugins = Plugins(progress=self.progress, system=system)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/axi/indexer.py", line 89, in __init__
     addon = Addon(fullname, **kw)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/axi/indexer.py", line 49, in __init__
     self.module = imp.load_source("axi.plugin_" + self.name, fname)
   File "/usr/share/apt-xapian-index/plugins/software_center.py", line 13, in <module>
     from softwarecenter.db.update import (
   File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/update.py", line 33, in <module>
     from softwarecenter.backend.scagent import SoftwareCenterAgent
   File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/scagent.py", line 28, in <module>
     from softwarecenter.distro import get_distro, get_current_arch
   File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py", line 26, in <module>
     from softwarecenter.utils import UnimplementedError, utf8
   File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/utils.py", line 47, in <module>
     from config import get_config
   File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/config.py", line 33, in <module>
     class SoftwareCenterConfig(object, SafeConfigParser):
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/abc.py", line 87, in __new__
     cls = super(ABCMeta, mcls).__new__(mcls, name, bases, namespace)
 TypeError: Error when calling the metaclass bases
     Cannot create a consistent method resolution
 order (MRO) for bases SafeConfigParser, object

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: apt-xapian-index 0.44ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 7 19:49:56 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-07 (62 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt-xapian-index
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Dee (dmusil-x)]

have a slightly different behaviour, crashes daily, but reason is absence of module "Linaro".