*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1054070 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1054070
slightly different error for me: 2013-02-08 18:10:55,109 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - setting up proxy 'None' 2013-02-08 18:10:55,227 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - open() database: path=None use_axi=True use_agent=True 2013-02-08 18:10:59,027 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - show_available_packages: search_text is '', app is None. 2013-02-08 18:10:59,077 - softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache - INFO - aptcache.open() Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/reviews/rnr.py", line 183, in _on_review_stats_data self.save_review_stats_cache_file() File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/reviews/__init__.py", line 315, in save_review_stats_cache_file t.run() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 504, in run self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/reviews/__init__.py", line 326, in _save_review_stats_cache_blocking self._dump_bsddbm_for_unity(outfile, outdir) File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/reviews/__init__.py", line 357, in _dump_bsddbm_for_unity flags=bdb.DB_CREATE) MemoryError: (12, 'Onvoldoende geheugen beschikbaar -- unable to allocate memory for mutex; resize mutex region') 2013-02-08 18:11:27,475 - softwarecenter.db.update - INFO - skipping region restricted app: 'Bulleti d'esquerra de Calonge i Sant Antoni ' (not whitelisted) 2013-02-08 18:11:28,799 - softwarecenter.db.update - INFO - skipping region restricted app: 'Comentarios Web' (not whitelisted) 2013-02-08 18:11:41,477 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - software-center-agent finished with status 0 2013-02-08 18:11:42,646 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - reopen() database 2013-02-08 18:11:42,647 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - open() database: path=None use_axi=True use_agent=True but same solution: rm -rf ~/.cache/software-center hope it won't come back -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998590 Title: software-center crashed with MemoryError in _dump_bsddbm_for_unity(): (12, 'Cannot allocate memory -- Lock table is out of available locker entries') To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center/+bug/998590/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs