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I can not open Software Center. when i tried to open with terminal it shows following error.

developer@shantanu-desktop:~$ software-center
2011-10-22 18:51:29,178 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.em - INFO - EM's: 17 15 21
2011-10-22 18:51:54,355 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py', 406, '_introspect_error_handler')'
2011-10-22 18:51:54,354 - dbus.proxies - ERROR - Introspect error on :1.120:/com/ubuntu/Softwarecenter: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
2011-10-22 18:52:20,000 - softwarecenter.backend.reviews - WARNING - Could not get usefulness from server, no username in config file
2011-10-22 18:52:20,110 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.utils - INFO - Softwarecenter style provider for ambiance Gtk theme: /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/softwarecenter.css

Another problem is i can not search any application in dash. When i search just recent files are shown. No apps in More application option. But every apps work (open from /usr/share/applications). It happens after reboot.

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This question should instead be filed as a bug report, thanks! Instructions here. – Jorge Castro Feb 25 '12 at 3:35
@fossfreedom why did you flag it with unrelated question? please explain – shantanu Mar 22 '12 at 6:35
@shantanu - this question was flagged by a senior member of the community as requiring a bug report - the advice as to how to file a bug report is in Jorge link above. – fossfreedom Mar 22 '12 at 8:24

closed as off topic by fossfreedom Feb 25 '12 at 8:13

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