I'm having the same problem: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 111, in <module> from softwarecenter.app import SoftwareCenterApp File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/app.py", line 47, in <module> from softwarecenter.backend.aptd import TransactionFinishedResult File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/__init__.py", line 19, in <module> from aptd import AptdaemonBackend File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/aptd.py", line 30, in <module> from aptdaemon import client ImportError: No module named aptdaemon
software-center: Installed: 4.0.4 Candidate: 4.0.4 Version table: *** 4.0.4 0 500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 4.0 0 500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages aptdaemon: Installed: 0.41+bzr646-0ubuntu2.1 Candidate: 0.41+bzr646-0ubuntu2.1 Version table: *** 0.41+bzr646-0ubuntu2.1 0 500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.41+bzr646-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689997 Title: SC silently fails to start: softwarecenter.backend - ERROR - aptdaemon import failed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/689997/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs