software center doesn't open from applications menu

[col reilly]

Binary package hint: software-center

when i click 'software centre' from the gui menu nothing happens.
issuing the command 'software-center' from the command line produces this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 109, in <module>
    app = SoftwareCenterApp(datadir, xapian_base_path, options, args)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/app.py", line 209, in __init__
    self.navhistory_forward_action)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 100, in __init__
    self._build_ui()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 111, in _build_ui
    self.apps_filter)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 256, in __init__
    self.build(desktopdir)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 497, in build
    self._build_homepage_view()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 327, in _build_homepage_view
    self._append_featured_and_new()
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/catview_gtk.py", line 412, in _append_featured_and_new
    nonapps_visible=AppStore.NONAPPS_ALWAYS_VISIBLE)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/appview.py", line 180, in __init__
    q.get_description() for q in search_query])):
AttributeError: 'Query' object has no attribute 'get_description'

and returns to the prompt.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: software-center 3.1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Dec 5 16:54:17 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101205)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center

[Kiwinote (kiwinote)]

Hi! Thanks for your bug report. The bug you describe is being tracked in an already existing bug report, 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!

[col reilly (lupinehorror)]

thanks mate. didn't see that report. applied your solution and it works.
cheers.

----- Original Message ----
> From: Kiwinote <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Sent: Sun, 5 December, 2010 17:10:19
> Subject: [Bug 685563] Re: software center doesn't open from applications menu
>
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 684887 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/684887
>
> Hi! Thanks for your bug report. The bug you describe is being tracked in
> an already existing bug report, 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!
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 684887
> software-center didn't launch
> * You can subscribe to bug 684887 by following this link:
>https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/684887/+subscribe
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/685563
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