I gave the fix txapelgorri posted a try and was lucky enough that the first directory I removed did the trick.
Removing ~/.cache/software-center allowed me to start the Software Center successfully immediately after it was removed. After I restarted my computer a related issue that caused the application lens to be empty was also resolved. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/873160 Title: Software Center SEGFAULTS when attempting to start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/873160/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
