software-center crashed with ImportError in /usr/lib/python2.7/bsddb/__init__.py: No module named _bsddb

[Mariano Chavero]

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 131, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app import SoftwareCenterAppGtk3
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 82, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.panes.installedpane import InstalledPane
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/installedpane.py", line 36, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.models.appstore2 import (
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/models/appstore2.py", line 33, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.backend.reviews import get_review_loader
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/reviews/__init__.py", line 32, in <module>
    from bsddb import db as bdb
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/bsddb/__init__.py", line 67, in <module>
    import _bsddb
ImportError: No module named _bsddb

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: software-center 5.1.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-10.17-generic-pae 3.2.1
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-10-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jan 20 17:34:14 2012
DuplicateOf: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/440889
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20111228)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center']
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: software-center crashed with ImportError in /usr/lib/python2.7/bsddb/__init__.py: No module named _bsddb
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-18 (2 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #440889, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Paul Gittings (taffydownunder)]

That bug #440998 doesn't seem to exist.
I'm getting the same issue.
This is what I'm getting:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 131, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app import SoftwareCenterAppGtk3
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 82, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.panes.installedpane import InstalledPane
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/installedpane.py", line 36, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.models.appstore2 import (
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/models/appstore2.py", line 33, in <module>
    from softwarecenter.backend.reviews import get_review_loader
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/reviews/__init__.py", line 32, in <module>
    from bsddb import db as bdb
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/bsddb/__init__.py", line 67, in <module>
    import _bsddb
ImportError: No module named _bsddb

[Paul Gittings (taffydownunder)]

Sorry that should have been #440889 not #440998

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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