"Use This Source" fails to add third party repository

[Alexander Gnodtke]

Binary package hint: software-center

On a clean and updated 1010RC

- Searched for fluendo in software-center
- Pressed "More Info"
- Pressed "Use this source"
- Entered my credentials
- Nothing happens, no feedback/error msg from software-center

output on console:

2010-10-01 14:14:04,320 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/proxies.py', 400, '_introspect_error_handler')'
2010-10-01 14:14:04,319 - dbus.proxies - ERROR - Introspect error on :1.46:/: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.93" (uid=1000 pid=3586 comm="/usr/bin/python) interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable" member="Introspect" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.46" (uid=0 pid=1684 comm="/usr/bin/python))
2010-10-01 14:14:11,211 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py', 218, 'maybe_handle_message')'
2010-10-01 14:14:11,211 - dbus.connection - ERROR - Exception in handler for D-Bus signal:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py", line 214, in maybe_handle_message
    self._handler(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/pendingview.py", line 97, in on_transactions_changed
    trans = aptdaemon.client.get_transaction(tid)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptdaemon/defer.py", line 510, in _deferable
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptdaemon/errors.py", line 151, in _convert_dbus_exception
    raise get_native_exception(error)
DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Method "GetAll" with signature "s" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: software-center 3.0.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 1 14:09:48 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate i386 (20100928)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: software-center

[Janne Moren (jan-moren-gmail)]

Ubuntu Maverick 64 bit, upgraded from Lucid:

I can't launch software center at all, and I get what seems to be almost the same error on the terminal if I try to start it there:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py", line 579, in msg_reply_handler
    *message.get_args_list()))
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 75, in error_cb
    callback('')
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/transactionswatcher.py", line 42, in _register_active_transactions_watch
    current, queued = apt_daemon.GetActiveTransactions()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py", line 620, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
2010-10-12 15:50:07,879 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py', 218, 'maybe_handle_message')'
2010-10-12 15:50:07,879 - dbus.connection - ERROR - Exception in handler for D-Bus signal:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py", line 214, in maybe_handle_message
    self._handler(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 71, in signal_cb
    callback(new_owner)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/transactionswatcher.py", line 42, in _register_active_transactions_watch
    current, queued = apt_daemon.GetActiveTransactions()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py", line 620, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
2010-10-12 15:50:08,148 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py', 218, 'maybe_handle_message')'
2010-10-12 15:50:08,147 - dbus.connection - ERROR - Exception in handler for D-Bus signal:
Traceback (most recent call last):

And it just continues like this.

[Alexander Gnodtke (gnodtke)]

Error still present in fully updated final release of 10.10

[Kiwinote (kiwinote)]

Hi! Thanks for your bug report. The bug you describe is being tracked in a different bug report, so I will mark this bug as a duplicate of the other one. Please continue to report any bugs you may find in software-center. Thanks again for your help!