software-center crashed with AttributeError in _parse_and_or_not_tag()

[Grant Phillips-Sewell]

Binary package hint: software-center

Package: software-center 2.1.10
Expected outcome: Software Center to open and let me browse/install applications.
Actual outcome: Software Center did not open.

Extra Info:
Oracle VirtualBox v3.2.8 r64453 running on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Host
AMD-V enabled
1024 MB RAM given to Ubuntu Virtual Machine
12 MB "Video Memory" (3D and 2D Acceleration disabled)
IDE Controller: CD/DVD - Maverick ISO (as downloaded by "testdrive") as virtual CD
SATA Port 0: 10.00 GB virtual harddrive
Sound enabled: PulseAudio (ICH AC97 controller)
Network Adapter 1: Intel Pro/1000 MT Desktop (NAT)
Serial Ports: disabled
No USB device filters
No Shared Folders

Clean install of Maverick.
Updates applied.

Output from running $ /usr/bin/software-center:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 86, in <module>
    app = SoftwareCenterApp(datadir, xapian_base_path, options, args)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/app.py", line 201, in __init__
    self.navhistory_forward_action)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 102, in __init__
    self._build_ui()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 113, in _build_ui
    self.apps_filter)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 135, in __init__
    self.categories = self.parse_applications_menu(desktopdir)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview.py", line 108, in parse_applications_menu
    category = self._parse_menu_tag(child)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview.py", line 255, in _parse_menu_tag
    query = self._parse_include_tag(element)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview.py", line 219, in _parse_include_tag
    return self._parse_and_or_not_tag(include, query, xapian.Query.OP_AND)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview.py", line 166, in _parse_and_or_not_tag
    or_elem = self._parse_and_or_not_tag(and_elem, xapian.Query(), xapian.Query.OP_OR)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview.py", line 206, in _parse_and_or_not_tag
    q = self.db.xapian_parser.parse_query(s, xapian.QueryParser.FLAG_WILDCARD)
AttributeError: 'StoreDatabase' object has no attribute 'xapian_parser'

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: software-center 2.1.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-15.21-generic 2.6.35.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-15-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Aug 19 13:17:37 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100818)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center']
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: software-center crashed with AttributeError in _parse_and_or_not_tag()
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[Kiwinote (kiwinote)]

Hi Grant! Thanks for your bug report. The bug you describe has already been reported by someone else, so I will mark this bug as a duplicate of the other one. Please continue to report any bugs you may find in software-center. Thanks again for your help!