software-center crashed with GError in __init__(): Caricamento dell'icona non riuscito

[Ismail Gjevori]

just starting USC

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 4.1.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-5.6-generic 3.0.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-5-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jul 15 16:25:09 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center']
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: software-center crashed with GError in __init__(): Caricamento dell'icona non riuscito
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-07-15 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[Jiří Podvolecký (jiripodvolecky)]

crush during language-support manipulation by software center.

[Guy Stone (stoneguy3)]

Installing chromium browser on Oneiric0830 Unity2D Live from USB key

[Tim Stewart (tim-j-stewart)]

I got this after clicking on the "Webcam" menu item under the button that has a power icon with a tiny gear overlayed on top of it. The USC dialog appeared and the Loading animation kept spinning.

[Brian Smith (mindfilled75-gmail)]

Synaptic Package Manager is not present in the 64 bit version of 11.10. When I try to install, I receive the error message.

[Gary Lasker (gary-lasker)]

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 4.1.21

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software-center (4.1.21) oneiric; urgency=low

  [ Kiwinote ]
  * AUTHORS:
    - add credits for the new icon (LP: #834882)
  * a stash of unicode fixes to make s-c-gtk3 usable around the world
    (LP: #831865, LP: #834409, LP: #834312)
  * softwarecenter/db/update.py:
    - fix reinstall previous purchases (LP: #834984)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py:
    - set title for 'previous purchases' list view (LP: #833960)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py:
    - fix None.copy() such that switching panes works again (LP: #834196)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/buttons.py:
    - escape application name in tiles (LP: #835876)

  [ Jacob Johan Edwards ]
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py:
    - fix the spinner display when loading slow views (LP: #830682)

  [ Gabor Kelemen ]
  * po/POTFILES.in,
    po/POTFILES.skip:
    - update per latest configuration, add new gtk3 files

  [ Matthew McGowan ]
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/buttons.py :
    - resize fix for Top Rated and What's New tiles (LP: #833697)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/catview_gtk.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/containers.py:
    - disable the rendering of the checkboard pattern in the
      grid views (at request of mpt)
   * lp:~mmcg069/software-center/description-tweaks:
     - fix badly rendered package descriptions, other tweaks
       (LP: #833954)
   * lp:~mmcg069/software-center/globalpane-themeability:
     - various theming fixes (LP: #828092, LP: #830681,
       LP: #830738 and LP: #838382)

  [ Gary Lasker ]
  * software-center,
    software-center-gtk3,
    softwarecenter/db/update.py:
    - enable CJK support in Xapian (LP: #745243)
  * po/software-center.pot:
    - refresh .pot file
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk/widgets/thumbnail.py:
    - fix missing icon in theme to let non-gtk3 version
      launch again, also fixes all gtk unit tests
  * test/test_database.py:
    - update unit test

  [ Didier Roche ]
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/installedpane.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appview.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/menubutton.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/oneconfviews.py,
    softwarecenter/db/appfilter.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py,
    data/ui/gtk3/SoftwareCenter.ui:
    - brings back OneConf to software center gtk3 with a fresh new design
      (LP: #838623)
  * debian/control:
    - depends on latest oneconf
 -- Gary Lasker <email address hidden> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:55:14 -0400

[florin (florin-arjocu)]

It occured when I started Software center in the freshly installed Oneiric beta 1.

[Gary Lasker (gary-lasker)]

Hi florin. Indeed, this fix went in after Oneiric beta 1, and is available as an update now with software-center version 4.1.21.

May I ask, are you launching Software Center from the command line (as 'software-center')? If so, as things stand now you actually won't be running the new default version, which is launched via the terminal as 'software-center-gtk3' (or more generally by using the Unity launcher, etc.). I ask this because this crash only affects this previous UI of Software Center, and does not affect the new default UI.

Or, are you launching Software Center by using the Unity app-lens (Unity->More Apps) for a downloadable application? I have just now noticed that there seems to be a bug in that case as that is indeed launching the old UI for Software Center. I will open a separate bug for this.

In any case, updating your system will take care of this crash.

Many thanks!
Gary

[Peter Silva (peter-bsqt)]

This problem occurred for me on clicking on an 'downloadable app' from the Unity app-lens, software is entirely uptodate as the night before the time this was written. I see there is a new unity in my update queue now.

[Gary Lasker (gary-lasker)]

Hi Peter, indeed, that seems to be the primary use case that causes people to encounter this crash (please see my comment 8). I've opened a new bug report for this at bug 839257.

Btw, even with this other bug, I would expect you not to get this crash if you have the latest software-center. Could you please check your version by opening a terminal and typing:

  apt-cache policy software-center

and reporting the version number result here? The fix should be in 4.1.21.

Thanks!

[Giulio Piccinno (gpicc)]

Error after clicking Webcam under the "shut down" icon.