software-center crashed with IOError in _open()
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
software-center (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Michael Vogt | ||
Maverick |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Michael Vogt |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: software-center
I am unable to open the Ubuntu Software Centre. I get the following message:-
"Sorry, Ubuntu Software Centre closed unexpectedly"
ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: software-center 3.0.3
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 30 16:44:05 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100928)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
PackageArchitec
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: software-center crashed with IOError in _open()
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
tags: | added: bugpattern-needed |
visibility: | private → public |
This is what worked for me. yourusername .cache .config
sudo chown -R yourusername:
Must be executed in your home directory.
After this, Ubuntu software center seems to load properly.