software-center crashed with DatabaseModifiedError in get_pkgname(): The revision being read has been discarded - you should call Xapian::Database::reopen() and retry the operation

[sebfle]

happens while installing CLI Scilab

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: software-center 5.1.14.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 3 10:42:55 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center']
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: software-center crashed with DatabaseModifiedError in get_pkgname(): The revision being read has been discarded - you should call Xapian::Database::reopen() and retry the operation
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Susa Merz (susanoodin)]

happened to me while trying to add the repository for skype

[Dana Byrd (joy-ease-and-peace)]

Happened while installing Java 7 JDK. Nautilus, terminal, chrome, wallch, dropbox, docky, and screenlets were running.

[vacceo (fob)]

Tengo mensajes de error

[Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros)]

I am on Ubuntu12.10 Quantal 64bit and used Software-Center 5.3.4 to install GIMP2.8.x.

Just push the install button for GIMP and wait until the installation finished.
Than the bug comes up.

I have not tried to reproduce.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more maintained