software-center does not start

Bug #685829 reported by Coz
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #684887: software-center didn't launch. Edit Remove
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Ubuntu Software Center
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Bug Description

Hey guys.. when running software-center from terminal ;

cosimo321@coz:~$ software-center
2010-12-06 03:28:07,999 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/database.py', 96, 'open')'
2010-12-06 03:28:07,999 - root - WARNING - failed to add sca db Couldn't stat '/home/cosimo321/.cache/software-center/software-center-agent.db' (No such file or directory)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 109, in <module>
    app = SoftwareCenterApp(datadir, xapian_base_path, options, args)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/app.py", line 209, in __init__
    self.navhistory_forward_action)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 100, in __init__
    self._build_ui()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 111, in _build_ui
    self.apps_filter)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 256, in __init__
    self.build(desktopdir)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 497, in build
    self._build_homepage_view()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 327, in _build_homepage_view
    self._append_featured_and_new()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 412, in _append_featured_and_new
    nonapps_visible=AppStore.NONAPPS_ALWAYS_VISIBLE)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/appview.py", line 180, in __init__
    q.get_description() for q in search_query])):
AttributeError: 'Query' object has no attribute 'get_description'
cosimo321@coz:~$ sudo software-center
Password:
2010-12-06 03:28:23,509 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/database.py', 96, 'open')'
2010-12-06 03:28:23,508 - root - WARNING - failed to add sca db Couldn't stat '/home/cosimo321/.cache/software-center/software-center-agent.db' (No such file or directory)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 109, in <module>
    app = SoftwareCenterApp(datadir, xapian_base_path, options, args)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/app.py", line 209, in __init__
    self.navhistory_forward_action)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 100, in __init__
    self._build_ui()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 111, in _build_ui
    self.apps_filter)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 256, in __init__
    self.build(desktopdir)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 497, in build
    self._build_homepage_view()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 327, in _build_homepage_view
    self._append_featured_and_new()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 412, in _append_featured_and_new
    nonapps_visible=AppStore.NONAPPS_ALWAYS_VISIBLE)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/appview.py", line 180, in __init__
    q.get_description() for q in search_query])):
AttributeError: 'Query' object has no attribute 'get_description'
cosimo321@coz:~$ ubuntu-software-center
ubuntu-software-center: command not found
cosimo321@coz:~$ software-center
2010-12-06 03:28:56,182 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/database.py', 96, 'open')'
2010-12-06 03:28:56,182 - root - WARNING - failed to add sca db Couldn't stat '/home/cosimo321/.cache/software-center/software-center-agent.db' (No such file or directory)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 109, in <module>
    app = SoftwareCenterApp(datadir, xapian_base_path, options, args)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/app.py", line 209, in __init__
    self.navhistory_forward_action)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 100, in __init__
    self._build_ui()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 111, in _build_ui
    self.apps_filter)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 256, in __init__
    self.build(desktopdir)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 497, in build
    self._build_homepage_view()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 327, in _build_homepage_view
    self._append_featured_and_new()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 412, in _append_featured_and_new
    nonapps_visible=AppStore.NONAPPS_ALWAYS_VISIBLE)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/appview.py", line 180, in __init__
    q.get_description() for q in search_query])):
AttributeError: 'Query' object has no attribute 'get_description'

coz

David Callé (davidc3)
affects: unity → software-center
Changed in software-center:
status: New → Fix Committed
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