Software Boutique hangs during launch in 21.10
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
software-boutique-launcher |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
OK, just done the update from 21.04 to 21.10, let's see what's new in the Boutique, not least as the update process removed both Zoom and Discord that had been installed as .deb files and they might be in there now...
$ software-boutique --verbose
[Welcome] Starting in Software Boutique mode.
[Debug] Verbose mode enabled.
[Queue] Preferences loaded from file.
[Welcome] Using /snap/ubuntu-
[i18n] Locale Set: en_GB (using relative path)
[i18n] All translated i18n pages found.
[i18n] Using locale for gettext: en_GB
[i18n] Using path for gettext: /snap/ubuntu-
[i18n] Translation found for gettext.
[Welcome] Telemetry has already been sent
[Network Test] Establishing a connection test to "http://
[Specs] Detecting graphics vendor...
[Welcome] Font DPI is: 96
/snap/ubuntu-
w.set_
/snap/ubuntu-
if s.get_height() <= 600:
[Welcome] Setting zoom level to: 1.0
[Specs] Detected: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity 2 [Radeon HD 7480D]
[Apps] Reading index...
[Apps] Successfully loaded index.
[Welcome] Snap detected. Using __VERSION__
[Welcome] Version: 21.10.0
[Welcome] Successfully pinged: http://
[Pre-Install] System is running Ubuntu 21.10 (impish)
[Welcome] Application Ready.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/
app.
IndexError: list index out of range
.. and never gets any further. ^C exits back to the command line prompt.
Also happens on a PC with an NVidia graphics card.
You have to try to reinstall Software Boutique by
```
snap remove software-boutique --purge
snap remove ubuntu-mate-welcome --purge
snap install software-boutique --classic
snap install ubuntu-mate-welcome --classic
```
Also it may be temporary issue with network.