The lubuntu software centre is not showing any other software execpt the ones already installed on my computer.

[Ibrahim Musa]

The lubuntu software centre is not showing softwares except the ones already installed. I have updated the repositories and synaptic package manager is showing them. But lubuntu software centre not.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: lubuntu-software-center 0.0.5~bzr135-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 14 22:59:05 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lubuntu-software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Phill Whiteside (phillw)]

Also affects 12.10 Amd64 release.

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

It's because the apt cache is not up-to-date. if you run "sudo apt-get update", close and re-open LSC, it should show all the applications.
Still, LSC should detects this and update the cache itself

[Phill Whiteside (phillw)]

I have run "sudo apt-get update", which I believe had already been tried. LSC cannot find applications that have been installed via synaptics... E.g. on my installing bluefish editor, Lubuntu Menu correctly added a new menu entry called "Programming". LSC cannot see this group, nor can it see the fact I have firefox installed when I check out the list of installed applications under 'Internet'.
I have installed lubuntu-12.04-alternate-amd64.iso via KVM and it shows the same problem upon installation. I will ask 12.04 to fully update and report back the result.

[Phill Whiteside (phillw)]

The same behavior is seen in my updated 12.04 (64Bit) Installation on KVM.

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1078820

[David Conner (dlbike76)]

I think I am hitting this bug in the current (20121215) daily lubuntu-desktop image. I tried updating the cache as suggested, but that did not seem to resolve the problem.

I'm unable to see even currently installed software under LSC.

I added a tag for raring

Thanks,

David

[warren (wkclemmons)]

Lubuntu 13.04 LSC
Did apt-get update still no packages are displayed after clicking the package category. After clicking the installed software no packages are displayed.

[Austin Leeds (firepowerforfreedom)]

Also affecting me on Lubuntu Raring beta. Was working in 12.10.

[Jaimy de Bree (jdbxyz)]

I can also confirm this bug of LSC not showing any software in Raring beta 3.
I get the following error trying to reinstall LSC:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/lubuntu-software-center-build-db", line 103, in <module>
    single_pkg = DE.DesktopEntry(base_folder+item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/xdg/DesktopEntry.py", line 33, in __init__
    self.parse(filename)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/xdg/DesktopEntry.py", line 42, in parse
    IniFile.parse(self, file, ["Desktop Entry", "KDE Desktop Entry"])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/xdg/IniFile.py", line 81, in parse
    raise ParsingError("Invalid line: " + line, filename)
xdg.Exceptions.ParsingError

The problem is the /var/cache/lsc_packages.db stays empty after install.
It does work in 12.10, hope this gets fixed before the release.

[Phill Whiteside (phillw)]

My hunt for a reasonably competent python programmer to maintain LSC have been in vain. Until someone succeeds LSC is not getting updates / bug fixes. Sorry about this, I do keep trying!

[Jaimy de Bree (jdbxyz)]

Downgrading python-xdg to Quantal fixes the database building.
Then I had problems with LSC itself; only showing installed packages, so also downgraded that to Quantal.
Now it works fine.

[Phill Whiteside (phillw)]

Replace /usr/share/pyshared/LSC/threadingops.py with the attached file. When LSC is started it will ask for the admin password and then build the database to include all the installed applications.

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

The attachment "threadingops.py" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package lubuntu-software-center - 0.0.5~bzr161-0ubuntu1

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lubuntu-software-center (0.0.5~bzr161-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low

  * New upstream snapshot.
   - Rebuild database when LSC start if there is no database (LP: #1078820).
 -- Julien Lavergne <email address hidden> Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:25:50 +0200