software-store is not working

Bug #432976 reported by dentaku65
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software-center (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: software-store

Launching software-store from the console the app is crashing

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-store", line 61, in <module>
    app = SoftwareStoreApp(datadir, xapian_base_path)
  File "/usr/share/software-store/softwarestore/app.py", line 154, in __init__
    self.pending_view = PendingView(self.icons)
  File "/usr/share/software-store/softwarestore/view/pendingview.py", line 185, in __init__
    store = PendingStore(icons)
  File "/usr/share/software-store/softwarestore/view/pendingview.py", line 64, in __init__
    self.apt_daemon = aptdaemon.client.get_aptdaemon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptdaemon/client.py", line 454, in get_aptdaemon
    False),
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 244, in get_object
    follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/proxies.py", line 241, in __init__
    self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 183, in activate_name_owner
    self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 281, in start_service_by_name
    'su', (bus_name, flags)))
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py", line 620, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1

Karmic, Alpha 6

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István Nyitrai (sianis) wrote :

Could you try the last version in karmic's repository? An apt-get update && apt-get upgrade may be necessary.

Changed in software-store (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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dentaku65 (dentaku65) wrote :

Istvàn I'm already at the last update/upgrade main repos (not regional ones)

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dentaku65 (dentaku65) wrote :

maybe this log found under /var/crash can be useful

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István Nyitrai (sianis) wrote :

And is it happened every start or only once?

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alain57 (alain57) wrote :

i had the same problem

sudo apt-get install rsyslog

then
sudo /etc/init.d/rsyslog start

and software-store should run

this is really strange, that a syslog is need to run it
and even more strange that is is not marked as a dependance

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