As this is blocking webkit and other updated software (LP: #1186558) from entering the archive, bumping importance as per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance.
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: High => Critical ** Description changed: - software center crashes when I open it + software center crashes when I open it. + + === Steps to reproduce: (from xnox) === + + 1) Download Ubuntu Desktop 13.10 i386 release (disk id 20131016.1), download links at + http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/305/builds/55929/downloads + + 2) Using Virtual Machine Manager - set a VM to have little RAM, e.g. 798 + MB, boot from the above iso. + + 3) Click try ubuntu + + 4) Enable repositories: + - edit /etc/apt/sources.list to add universe component + - Enable gnome3 ppa: + sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 + + 4) update & dist-upgrade + + 5) Click on Ubuntu Software Centre icon from the launcher + + It will appear to be loading, the UI will be fully rendered, but the + full-width banner, which is white. The window goes gray, and disappears. + There is a crash file generated for software-center in /var/crash/. + + === ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: software-center 5.6.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-16.26-generic 3.8.5 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CrashCounter: 1 Date: Wed Apr 3 14:15:24 2013 Disassembly: => 0x7f104ac4f2c5: Cannot access memory at address 0x7f104ac4f2c5 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-23 (161 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center Signal: 5 SourcePackage: software-center Stacktrace: - #0 0x00007f104ac4f2c5 in ?? () - No symbol table info available. - Cannot access memory at address 0x7fff92459230 + #0 0x00007f104ac4f2c5 in ?? () + No symbol table info available. + Cannot access memory at address 0x7fff92459230 StacktraceTop: ?? () ThreadStacktrace: - . - Thread 11 (LWP 16319): - #0 0x00007f104c563ca4 in ?? () - No symbol table info available. - Cannot access memory at address 0x7f1017021e40 + . + Thread 11 (LWP 16319): + #0 0x00007f104c563ca4 in ?? () + No symbol table info available. + Cannot access memory at address 0x7f1017021e40 Title: software-center crashed with signal 5 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-01 (1 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo ** Also affects: software-center Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: software-center Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1163886 Title: software-center crashed with signal 5 with WebKit 2.0+ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center/+bug/1163886/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs