I am experiencing this bug also - with the blank window up I did the following in a terminal:
dgodec@Dimension-4600:/usr/share/themes/Orta$ killall software-center dgodec@Dimension-4600:/usr/share/themes/Orta$ software-center 2011-07-26 03:59:33,961 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/widgets/mkit_themes.py', 675, 'retrieve')' 2011-07-26 03:59:33,957 - root - WARNING - No styling hints for Orta were found... using Human hints. /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/app.py:1194: Warning: g_object_set_qdata: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed self.window_main.show_all() 2011-07-26 03:59:36,674 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/zeitgeist/client.py', 367, 'reconnect_monitors')' 2011-07-26 03:59:36,674 - zeitgeist.client - INFO - Reconnected to Zeitgeist engine... /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/SimpleGtkbuilderApp.py:50: Warning: g_object_set_qdata: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed gtk.main() 2011-07-26 03:59:42,299 - softwarecenter.app - INFO - software-center-agent finished with status 1
The workaround solved it temporarily - I will continue to run the app via terminal so I can post output when it is re-created.
I am experiencing this bug also - with the blank window up I did the following in a terminal:
dgodec@ Dimension- 4600:/usr/ share/themes/ Orta$ killall software-center Dimension- 4600:/usr/ share/themes/ Orta$ software-center fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/ share/software- center/ softwarecenter/ view/widgets/ mkit_themes. py', 675, 'retrieve')' software- center/ softwarecenter/ app.py: 1194: Warning: g_object_set_qdata: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed window_ main.show_ all() fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/ lib/pymodules/ python2. 7/zeitgeist/ client. py', 367, 'reconnect_ monitors' )' software- center/ softwarecenter/ SimpleGtkbuilde rApp.py: 50: Warning: g_object_set_qdata: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed center- agent finished with status 1
dgodec@
2011-07-26 03:59:33,961 - softwarecenter.
2011-07-26 03:59:33,957 - root - WARNING - No styling hints for Orta were found... using Human hints.
/usr/share/
self.
2011-07-26 03:59:36,674 - softwarecenter.
2011-07-26 03:59:36,674 - zeitgeist.client - INFO - Reconnected to Zeitgeist engine...
/usr/share/
gtk.main()
2011-07-26 03:59:42,299 - softwarecenter.app - INFO - software-
The workaround solved it temporarily - I will continue to run the app via terminal so I can post output when it is re-created.