My problem was a well formed line, copied from launchpad that returned a 404 it made Software Center not show any error when started it silently failed to launch, which is a second error, if it showed me the error I could have fixed it.
2012-01-26 15:43:58,292 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.em - INFO - EM's: 16 13 18
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 151, in <module>
app = SoftwareCenterAppGtk3(datadir, xapian_base_path, options, args)
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 213, in __init__
self.cache.open()
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/pkginfo_impl/aptcache.py", line 209, in open
self._cache = apt.Cache(GtkMainIterationProgress())
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 93, in __init__
self.open(progress)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 140, in open
self._list.read_main_list()
SystemError: E:Opening /etc/apt/sources.list.d/private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_ubuntu-font-beta-testing.list - ifstream::ifstream (13: Permission denied)
My problem was a well formed line, copied from launchpad that returned a 404 it made Software Center not show any error when started it silently failed to launch, which is a second error, if it showed me the error I could have fixed it.
2012-01-26 15:43:58,292 - softwarecenter. ui.gtk3. em - INFO - EM's: 16 13 18 software- center" , line 151, in <module> ppGtk3( datadir, xapian_base_path, options, args) software- center/ softwarecenter/ ui/gtk3/ app.py" , line 213, in __init__ cache.open( ) software- center/ softwarecenter/ db/pkginfo_ impl/aptcache. py", line 209, in open GtkMainIteratio nProgress( )) python2. 7/dist- packages/ apt/cache. py", line 93, in __init__ open(progress) python2. 7/dist- packages/ apt/cache. py", line 140, in open _list.read_ main_list( ) sources. list.d/ private- ppa.launchpad. net_commercial- ppa-uploaders_ ubuntu- font-beta- testing. list - ifstream::ifstream (13: Permission denied)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/
app = SoftwareCenterA
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
self._cache = apt.Cache(
File "/usr/lib/
self.
File "/usr/lib/
self.
SystemError: E:Opening /etc/apt/