The Ubuntu Software Center gives you instant access to thousands of open-source and carefully selected free applications.
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How can I run a software package I installed called 'openscam'?
I installed a software called 'openscam' but I cannot find its launcher.
It's installer is a .deb file, after I clicked in it, Ubuntu Software Center installed the software, and finished it, but I ...
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Software Updater showing updates for removed applications
Recently, Software Updater (13.04) showed updates for Adobe Reader. Because I didn't need the application anymore, I didn't download the updates and uninstalled it (through Ubuntu Software Center). ...
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Chinese language in Software Center
In the Software Center, Chinese descriptions appear for some programs. For example, for Gummi, the Simple Latex Editor, I get instead "Gummi - 简单的 LaTeX 编辑器".
/etc/default/locale has:
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Intellij Idea community edition commercial?
I want to install intellij idea. the free edition which is also the community edition. but when i open the software manager and search for it the install button says "buy"? Why do i have to pay for ...
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Ubuntu One OpenID Failure
Failure to login to one.ubuntu.com as well as Ubuntu Software Center from the desktop.
Attempting to login to one.ubuntu.com results in the following error: "Authentication failed: OpenID ...
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Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 Bumped Gnome 3.8 - Software Center Crashing [closed]
Running Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 and bumped Gnome to 3.8 following the method given here:
How To Upgrade to GNOME 3.8 in Ubuntu 13.04
Now every time I try to run the Ubuntu Software Center app, it ...
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Software Center crash, sources.list error 13.04
I'm having a problem with Software Center since I tried to add Spotify repositories to sources.list. It doesn't open at all.
I tried reinstalling Software Center, but it sends this error:
E:Type ...
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How to install Synaptic package manager that I have already downloaded the package using Windows?
I have downloaded the synaptic package manager using Windows7. I only just installed Ubuntu recently. I heard that Synaptic can help me in installing software since using the terminal is very ...
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Cannot download Steam from the Software Center!
So, when I try to get steam, after entering my data (see logging in with SSO acc)
It displays an error which says that my payment was cancelled.
Do you have any answers for this?
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Can you install softwares on a wubi-installed ubuntu? 12.04 LTS
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Wubi so I can choose to boot from Windows or Ubuntu with some simple key presses.
But when I tried to download Google Chrome for Linux (on the official website it ...
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Got “Package operation failed” error while installing postgresql using ubuntu software center
I am trying to install JDownloader. But, while installing it using sudo apt-get install jdownloader, I got some error. Like this:
j@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install jdownloader
Reading package lists... ...
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cannot find name for group ID 26739201
I am using ubuntu 12.04 after adding a new user in sudoers list and i successfully logged in that user but now when i take terminal its showing
groups: cannot find name for group ID 26739201
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wifi doesn't work in software center
i have a public wifi network which has wep security. it requires a key (7a5c3a4e28) to establish connection and a username and password when i open a browser to surf.
but in software center there is ...
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Ubuntu Software center in Ubuntu 13.04 crashes when opened
I am using Ubuntu 13.04 with Gnome 3.8.1.When I try to open Ubuntu Software center, it simply crashes.
Somebody please help me out. Thank you.
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The search in Ubuntu Software Center disappears
The image is here:
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit in vmware 9. The menu Edit > Search doesn't work. I tried to run in terminal "software-center", but only get a lot of failure message. I didn't ...
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Issues opening everything
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04. I had issues opening Skype. I looked at a few tutorials that I found from Google searches to no avail.
I figured it may just be an issue and went to try and update ...
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Software Center password not working
When I go into my Software Center and type in sudo chown -R myusername:myusername /home/username and I try to type in the password the keyboard stops working and I cannot type. I would appreciate a ...
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The dash doesn't agree with software center
Software center shows an application installed.
When I go to the dash and search for that application to open it, it shows up as available for download (not installed).
How do I get the dash and ...
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ubuntu software center , ubuntu tweak and my desktop background doesn't work ? [closed]
no one understood me
i saw all the answers didn't work
help please
Ubuntu software center and Ubuntu tweak
when i opened it take a few min and then disappear
desktop background
it's black ...
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Software Center permanently frozen
Last night I was installing FlightGear 2.10 on my Ubuntu 13.04 sytem. I added the plydeb package, etc. and got ubuntu software center to see the 2.10 FlightGear version. I left it to download and ...
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Not able to install VLC Player or Audacity Ubuntu Software Center
When I try to install Audacity through Ubuntu Software Center, the screen initially shows:
Available from the "universe" source
Then, I click on Use This Source button on the right, and it asks for ...
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Broke my software center cache
Software center won't start unless I run it as root. Running it as root, there was a message about the cache being unwritable. My .cache folder is on a separate drive and symlinked to my home ...
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Unsuccesful Code::Blocks installation attempt and errors afterward
I have tried to install CodeBlocks 12 manually because in Software Center there's the version 10. I have downloaded the package for Debian 64 bit and I have tried to install by typing
sudo dpkg -i ...
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software center crashes and update manager doesnt load [duplicate]
here is the error i get
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing dependency Depends
E: Error occurred while processing tntdb-sqlite3 (NewVersion2)
E: Problem with MergeList ...
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I need help here? [closed]
I really have no idea what's Ubuntu or how to use it whenever I search on google about anything all I find is write the code and so on but I have no idea what is it all I know is to click, infact my ...
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update and software center is not working [duplicate]
once i updated my os to 13.04 suddenly it stop and now trying to update its showinf this message
E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList ...
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Software Center / Update Manager / software sources not working [duplicate]
I am unable to upgrade to Uubuntu 13.04
When I run Update Manager, this message appears
E:Encountered a section with no Package: header,
E:Problem with MergeList ...
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Hollow Progress Bars in Ubuntu 13.04 Software Center
I've noticed in Ubuntu 13.04 (and 12.10) that the progress bars in the Software Center have a transparent space in the middle, not solid orange, which shows the color of the background behind it. It's ...
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no mysql workbench in ubuntu 12.04 software center
I have already installed MySQL workbench from the Software Center on a recent installation of Ubuntu 12.10 (32 bit) with no problems. Since then, I just installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS on another machine ...
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Error in downloading Packages e.g. VLC media player
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04, but when i tried to install VLC media player from Ubuntu software center some cache update occured(as far as i could remember) but i could not install it because it took ...
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Squid3 and proxy system wide settings
I'm having a problem with system wide configuration, when I apply them I get "proxy server is refusing connection" but when I apply them to firefox it works fine.
Also, how would I allow apt-get, ...
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Problem with using Software Center through wireless [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 13.04 and I am using wireless connection. I can easily use internet connection via Firefox browser by choosing:
"Auto Detect"
but it comes to Ubuntu Software Center I have a ...
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Package jamming up software center
I tried to install some fonts via software center. Specifically ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
It has been spinning - applying changes - for 25 minutes.
Is this OK?
If not - how do I kill it without ...
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Maintaining kernel modules submitted in the Software Center over kernel updates
This question is specifically for submitting a package in the Software Center.
If I wish to submit a package that contains a kernel module (*.ko) which will install in /lib/modules/ and there is a ...
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Problems with Ubuntu Software system
I have some problem with Ubuntu Software System.
Once I open it up. It closes automatically without any permittion
Can someone help me out please because I dont really get this.
When I run it ...
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Broken desktop after download from software center [duplicate]
One of the downloads from the software centrer messed my computer up bad; The widows key does nothing, the side bar with apps is gone, all I have is a black desktop without a clock even. I had to ...
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How to install Opera?
I am new to Ubuntu and don't know much about computers.
I switched from Windows yesterday so when I use sudo in the terminal I am just copying and pasting from google search results - so I really ...
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Error when trying to install Google Chrome [duplicate]
I have problems when trying to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu Software Center and Terminal.
On Ubuntu Software Center
On Terminal
How do I install Google Chrome?
UPDATE
I have tried sudo ...
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Installing Opera from deb froze software center, synaptic package manager, and update manager [duplicate]
I downloaded the opera Debian installer and it froze the software center. It is blank and has little circles that make a circle in the middle. The little circles aren't moving.
I tried synaptic and ...
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Skype-wrapper error: no module named gi.repository [closed]
I've been trying to link Skype with Pidgin which I've done.
But now I wanted to get the Skype icon in the status menu.
So I downloaded the Skype-wrapper from the ppa and when running Skype-wrapper ...
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Software Center closing issues
I used the Ubuntu Software Center for the first time since I upgraded to 13.04, and I've notice that I can't close it with the "x" button on the top left of the screen. When I click it, the window ...
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Software center can't load images
when I open application in software center I can't see images, I only see loading animation but no matter how much I wait images don't show up. This also happend in 12.10. How to solve this?
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Slow updates and software downloads: Due to newly released version? [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 and am greeted with an update requiring the download of 300MB update files. I commenced with this update but the download speed is painfully low (several bytes/sec). However, ...
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How to start freecell, installed from software center
Freecell Solitarire won't load on Ubuntu 13.04. In the software center it appears as Installed but doesn't appear in Search.
Uninstalling and reinstalling did not help.
As a workaround, would it be ...
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Problem with Ubuntu Software Center after installing GNOME
I recently decided to install GNOME 3.8 on my Ubuntu 13.04 system, but doing so caused a problem with Ubuntu Software Center. The left side of the window, displaying all the available software ...
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How to set proxy settings in ubuntu software center?
I have been using windows 7 and to update windows i configured netsh winhttp settings by using command: netsh winhttp set proxy 10.0.0.21:3128. That worked for windows update and many other softwares. ...
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About the software centre in ubuntu 13.04
I installed 12.10 that version of ubuntu is working well. But when i installed ubuntu 13.04 the Operating system is really neat and clean. But the new version of OS is not installing new software from ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Maven [closed]
I installed ubuntu yesterday and started to install my programs today.
When I try to install Apache Maven by Ubuntu Software Center caused a error on libwagon2-java_2.2-3 + nmu1_all.deb.
Now every ...
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Upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 failed, now neither Software Center nor Software Updater will open
The update to 13.04 was offered, I accepted but it failed. Now neither Software Centre nor Updater will open. SC opens for a second then closes; Updater tells me:
Failed to load the package list
This ...
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The installation of wine trough Software Center freeze at applying changes [closed]
I have Ubuntu 13 and wine doesn't continue installing, just stops at applying changes.
How can I stop this at the software center as I cant install anything else?
I tried Ubuntu Software Center. ...
