Hi Len, the SoftwareCenterLog.txt documents yoursoftware installaton attempts. There is a list of repeated flavours of the trace you can see above.
I am not experienced with SoftwareCenter, but I think it is a bad thing when the software database could not be opened. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1066539 Title: software center is unable to install software after fresh 12.10 disto install - line 194, in _get_new_xapiandb To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1066539/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs