Nice that it works for you now, but this is just a workaround, not an actual fix.
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879847 Title: Ubuntu Software Center takes a long time to open Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: After upgrading from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10, I've noticed the Software Center takes an unusually long time (30 seconds) to open. Notebook: Qosmio X505 Ubuntu: 11.10 Oneiric x86_64 Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic Package: software-center 5.0.1.4 Error displayed when running software-center from the terminal: 2011-10-22 08:27:23,048 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.em - INFO - EM's: 17 15 21 2011-10-22 08:27:25,478 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.utils - INFO - Softwarecenter style provider for ambiance Gtk theme: /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/softwarecenter.css 2011-10-22 08:27:48,715 - softwarecenter.backend.reviews - WARNING - error creating bsddb: '(11, 'Recurso temporariamente indispon\xc3\xadvel -- unable to join the environment')' (corrupted?) 2011-10-22 08:27:48,903 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - software-center-agent finished with status 0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/879847/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp