software-center crashed with TypeError in call_async()

Importance: Medium

Would could get a higher importance for software-center than, that the main function (download + installing software) works?

Incomprehensible ... change importance to high!

I agree, I also believe that the priority should be changed to high. If you can't update something in the software center, you can't get any new software, which should be a higher priority. Just my two cents.

@niroxx, @yankeeboy254, while I agree that a problem with the software-center is certainly an important problem to solve, the importance setting of "Medium" is appropriate according to the guidelines set at the webpage: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance

"Medium" bugs are for those that have a significant impact upon non-essential software and non-essential hardware (cameras, sound card, etc.). "High" bugs are those that have rendered the computer useless (repetitive crashes, freezes, etc.) and/or there is a risk of "loss of user data".

The Software Center, while it is Canonical's centerpiece "App Store" in a sense, is not essential software (as compared to the kernel and gnome, perhaps). Also, the functionality of the Software Center is also duplicated by the Synaptics GUI, and as an extreme backup, the 'apt-get' command-line.

I understand your frustrations with Software Center -- I feel it, too. However, having the bug set to "Medium" does not diminish the chances of the problem getting fixed because the Software Center is a high priority project for Canonical. I fully expect this issue to be solved for the Lucid release.

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 1.1.11

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software-center (1.1.11) lucid; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * make action buttons in the appview insensitive while a action
    is in progress
  * added po/th.po:
    - thanks to Sira Nokyoonhtong
  * merge lp:~tomeu/software-center/bug-fixes that makes the
    "No screenshot available" text translatable, thanks to
    Tomeu Vizoso (LP: #443066)
  * softwarecenter/backend/aptd.py:
    - only set meta-data that is actually available (LP: #499392)
  * utils/update-software-center:
    - warn if locale can not be set (LP: #516266)
  * merge branch lp:~juliank/software-center/debian (many thanks)
  * merge lp:~mvo/software-center/spinner, this gives us inline
    progress

  [ Gary Lasker ]
  * softwarecenter/view/viewswitcher.py:
    - add support for using the up/down arrow keys to select
      items in the navigation pane (LP: #517271)
  * softwarecenter/distro/Ubuntu.py,
    po/software-center.pot:
    - fix typo for apps with unknown maintenance status,
      refreshed .pot file (LP: #519090)
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:45:47 +0100

hh

I am using the daily build live cd from today and still have this bug:
Ubuntu Software Center 1.1.12

Apport points me to this bug report when I try to report the crash that seems to occur when I try to update the information because, as Softwarecentre says, that is needed to display all information for Glade Interface Designer.

I have the same issue as #8. Just trying to install Sun Java and the software center says it needs to update.

I have 1.1.12 as well.

Affects me too. Using Ubuntu 10.04 on USB