Software Center broken?

WetGeek

I almost never use the Software Center for anything, as I much prefer to use eopkg directly in a terminal. But today, I wanted to give it a try, to see if I could find an email client for a special project I'm working on.

When I tried launching it from the System menu (on Plasma), it wouldn't start. Its icon would briefly flash in the task list, but then immediately disappear, and its GUI never appeared at all.

As I wrote above, I normally don't use the Software Center for anything, so I have no idea when this may have started happening. I just know that I can't use it today. Has anyone else noticed it?

algent

WetGeek Run it from terminal with solus-sc and post here the output.

WetGeek

algent Run it from terminal with solus-sc and post here the output.

/home/jerry # solus-sc
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I think I should try reinstalling it. I didn't know the official repro name for it.

WetGeek

WetGeek I think I should try reinstalling it. I didn't know the official repro name for it.

I just did that, and the result when I ran it in the terminal was the same. Segmentation fault.

I haven't seen one of those since 32-bit computers became common.

tomscharbach

WetGeek I think I should try reinstalling it. I didn't know the official repro name for it. ...
I just did that, and the result when I ran it in the terminal was the same. Segmentation fault.

Try generic package troubleshooting:
sudo eopkg check | grep Broken | awk '{print $4}' | xargs sudo eopkg it --reinstall

mw42815

i too have been having trouble installing apps today . so far snaps and flatpaks do not seem to be affected . only softoware in the software center , i tried terminal also and got similar results. i am running solus budgie and my system is fully up to date as of yesterday. any ideas on what and why this is happening?

tomscharbach

mw42815 snaps and flatpaks do not seem to be affected

Snaps and Flatpaks are external to the Software Center, so issues with the Software Center are unlikely to affect either.

tomscharbach

I can't replicate the error on my Plasma computers, desktop, laptop, or portable external. Software Center opens and runs fine. Is this happening on all your Plasma builds? How about your Budgie build(s)?

brent

tomscharbach cannot replicate in Budgie. installed (then uninstalled) Conky-Manager in the SC. It was flawless.

mw42815

i am enclosing a screenshot of me trying to install freecad . ( saw techhut review it on youtube and want to try it.)

mark@solus ~ $ sudo eopkg install freecad
Password:
Following packages will be installed:
VTK cgns cpd cycler fgt flann freecad gdal laszip libgeotiff matplotlib netcdf-c opencascade openscenegraph
pcl pdal python-dateutil python-kiwisolver python-pivy python-pyside2 qt5-3d qt5-quickcontrols2 qt5-remoteobjects xerces-c
Total size of package(s): 181.56 MB
There are extra packages due to dependencies. Do you want to continue? (yes/no)yes
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Package netcdf-c found in repository Solus
netcdf-c-4.8.1-6-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package cgns found in repository Solus
cgns-4.2.0-4-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package xerces-c found in repository Solus
xerces-c-3.2.3-4-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package libgeotiff found in repository Solus
libgeotiff-1.7.1-2-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package gdal found in repository Solus
gdal-3.4.2-29-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package openscenegraph found in repository Solus
openscenegraph-3.6.5-27-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package fgt found in repository Solus
fgt-0.4.9-1-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package cpd found in repository Solus
cpd-0.5.3-1-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package laszip found in repository Solus
laszip-3.4.3-1-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package pdal found in repository Solus
pdal-2.3.0-3-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package VTK found in repository Solus
VTK-9.1.0-21-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package qt5-remoteobjects found in repository Solus
qt5-remoteobjects-5.15.3-1-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package qt5-quickcontrols2 found in repository Solus
qt5-quickcontrols2-5.15.5-28-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package qt5-3d found in repository Solus
qt5-3d-5.15.5-18-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package python-pyside2 found in repository Solus
python-pyside2-5.15.3-4-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package python-dateutil found in repository Solus
python-dateutil-2.8.2-20-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package cycler found in repository Solus
cycler-0.10.0-10-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package python-kiwisolver found in repository Solus
python-kiwisolver-1.4.4-8-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package matplotlib found in repository Solus
matplotlib-3.5.3-31-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package opencascade found in repository Solus
opencascade-7.6.2-10-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package flann found in repository Solus
flann-1.9.1-3-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package pcl found in repository Solus
pcl-1.12.1-3-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package python-pivy found in repository Solus
python-pivy-0.6.6-3-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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Package freecad found in repository Solus
freecad-0.20-5-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
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netcdf-c-4.8.1-6-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing netcdf-c, version 4.8.1, release 6
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cgns-4.2.0-4-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing cgns, version 4.2.0, release 4
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xerces-c-3.2.3-4-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing xerces-c, version 3.2.3, release 4
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libgeotiff-1.7.1-2-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing libgeotiff, version 1.7.1, release 2
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gdal-3.4.2-29-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing gdal, version 3.4.2, release 29
Extracting the files of gdal
[✓] Syncing filesystems success
[✓] Updating dynamic library cache success
[✓] Updating manpages database success
System error. Program terminated.
(-30973, 'BDB0087 DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- BDB0061 PANIC: Invalid argument')
Please use 'eopkg help' for general help.
Use --debug to see a traceback.
Error in atexit._run_exitfuncs:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/atexit.py", line 24, in _run_exitfuncs
func(targs, **kargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pisi/init.py", line 75, in _cleanup
filesdb.close()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pisi/db/filesdb.py", line 94, in close
self.filesdb.close()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/shelve.py", line 146, in close
self.sync()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/shelve.py", line 173, in sync
self.dict.sync()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/bsddb/init.py", line 347, in sync
return DeadlockWrap(self.db.sync)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/bsddb/dbutils.py", line 68, in DeadlockWrap
return function(args, **_kwargs)
DBRunRecoveryError: (-30973, 'BDB0087 DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- BDB0060 PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery')
Error in sys.exitfunc:
No handlers could be found for logger "pisi"
System error. Program terminated.
(-30973, 'BDB0087 DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- BDB0060 PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery')
Please use 'eopkg help' for general help.
Use --debug to see a traceback.
mark@solus ~ $

WetGeek

tomscharbach Try generic package troubleshooting

Good idea. Solus-sc could be perfect, but some dependencies may be broken instead.

Indeed, several were identified and reinstalled -- mostly Python 2 related. (Also nfs-utils, if anyone is interested, but that's been "broken" for a long time and still works fine for me.)

mw42815

okay i finally got it to work and installed Freecad application ...here are the steps i took . maybe it will work for you.

1open terminal

sudo eopkg dc to clear cache
sudo eopkg rdb to rebuild databases. type yes when prompted
sudo eopkg ur to update repo
sudo eopkg install packagename (freecad in my case) to install app.

remember to type your sudo password when prompted.

tomscharbach

WetGeek Well, segmentation errors are almost always related to memory addressing issues, as you no doubt know, and/or core file issues.

You might try @mw42815's solution -- clear the cache and rebuild the repository just in case something is tangled between the repo and memory.

But I was serious about asking whether you had the problem on other builds. I assume you are using the Latitude, and if you don't have the problem on the Precision, that suggests a local issue on the Latitude rather than a Software Center issue.

mw42815

well i have successfully installed over a dozen apps and uninstalled them in the software center from six categories. No problems. BTW my system is a Lenovo Thinkpad e585 laptop with 8 gig of ram , a 250 gig ssd , and solus budgie as my solo OS. hope it works out for everyone else.

tomscharbach

mw42815 i have successfully installed over a dozen apps and uninstalled them in the software center from six categories. No problems.

I assume that is after you straightened out the repo?

mw42815

yes.

jamcu2

I installed Solus Mate this afternoon. I opened the software center and selected the Brave browser for installation. A dialogue popped up with a list of dependencies to install. I pressed the install button on that and the installation appeared to go smoothly. However, before I could confirm that the installation process had completed the software center window disappeared from the desktop. It would not restart.

I logged out and logged back in to find that the browser was installed and an entry was placed in the menu. I am posting from the browser now.

However, the software center is still broken. I opened a terminal and entered the command "solus-sc" and got this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/solus-sc", line 15, in <module>
from solus_sc.application import ScApplication
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/solus_sc/init.py", line 14, in <module>
import gi.repository
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/init.py", line 42, in <module>
from . import _gi
ImportError: libffi.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or direct

I not sure what to do about that. Any thoughts?

joebonrichie

Open a terminal and type sudo eopkg up and do a full upgrade. libffi was updated to .so.7 a long time ago so i'm guessing a partial update occurred.

jamcu2

joebonrichie Open a terminal and type sudo eopkg up and do a full upgrade. libffi was updated to .so.7 a long time ago so i'm guessing a partial update occurred.

Thank you for your response. After I posted this issue the thought that something went wrong during the update process did occur to me so I did a clean install. The update went smoothly and all is well. Software Center seems to be functioning properly. I look forward to using this as my daily driver.