Questions tagged [software-center]
The Ubuntu Software Center gives you instant access to thousands of open-source and carefully selected free applications.
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'Software & Updates' app is not opening
I wanted to install ROS on my PC and for that, I needed to make sure download from 'restricted', 'universe' and 'multiverse' repositories are allowed. For this, I need to change settings on 'Software &...
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Ubuntu Software only shows apps installed in the current session NOT ALL installed apps
Don't know how this has happened but I have just noticed that Ubuntu Software is only showing apps installed in the current session NOT ALL installed apps...
I have literally just done a clean install ...
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More than one software centre
I'm sorry this is a bit long but reading the first and last paragraphs below should give you an idea of what I am asking... the middle is just my justification for asking and can be skipped.
In Ubuntu ...
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Unable to uninstall GStreamer multimedia codec
Every time I try to uninstall GStreamer Multimedia Codecs from the Ubuntu Software Centre, it tells me I can't uninstall GStreamer Multimedia Codecs as its held by process 44958 (apt).
In the terminal ...
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Software Center and Update Manager GUI, Anthentication failed - ubuntu 20.04
This is a problem that occurred within the last year after one of the software updates. I cannot tell when or which update. Simply put, I can run 'sudo apt...' successfully from the terminal. Not a ...
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How to uninstall Firefox when it doesn't show up as installed in Ubuntu Software center
I need to uninstall and reinstall Firefox to get the ExpressVPN extension to work. The extension was working fine before (I was running Ubuntu 20.x), but I just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04.01 and the ...
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Ubuntu terminal not opening , neither software update , software download and can't reinstall ubuntu
I am new to linux / ubuntu and today I can't open my terminal nor my software updater and other apps ..I even tried to solve terminal issue by alt+ctrl+f3 and all other keys
but it gives blinking ...
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Why can't I install Timeshift?
Why can't I install Timeshift via the command line?
sudo apt install timeshift
[sudo] password for linuxkidinside:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state ...
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Hello I have been trying this command $sudo apt install libfuse2 bu it shows the error;; can anyone help me [duplicate]
nabin@:~$ sudo apt install libfuse2
E: Malformed line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xenial.list (type)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
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sudo apt update failed in ubuntu 20.04. Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/binary-arm64/Packages [duplicate]
Trying to do sudo apt-get update for ubuntu 20.04 but it shows an error like this:
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/binary-arm64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 185....
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Ubuntu 20.04, unable to get updates using while sudo apt-get update failed to fetch
I am trying to update my ubuntu 20.04 using cmd sudo apt-get update. But it's saying Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/binary-arm64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 185.125....
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Can't add app from Ubuntu Software to desktop
I installed app from Ubuntu Software and there isn't a .desktop file of it that I would copy and paste to desktop. I didn't had this problem with other programs. Please be polite I'm new.
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Can't update or uninstall preinstalled applications from the Ubuntu Software
I installed Ubuntu a few hours ago and I can't update or uninstall any preinstalled apps from the Ubuntu Software shop. I have tried to restart my computer and uninstall-reinstall the shop via the ...
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How to fix: Failed to start default target: Transaction for grafical.target/start is destructive with BTRFS errors?
After installing Linux Ubuntu 22.04 on usb-stick some applications did not work (for example: “Ubuntu Software”).
I tried reinstalling this app with this video tutorial: https://youtu.be/9pq7in1DTe8
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Apps refuse to launch
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 via the iso file downloaded directly from the ubuntu site. I had it initially as a dual boot, or multi boot as I included the previous iteration of ubuntu included(16....
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Cannot apt remove/purge, but showing in "apt list"
Using the command "apt list | grep audacity", below packages are listed,
audacity-data/focal,focal 2.3.3-1build1 all
audacity/focal 2.3.3-1build1 amd64
But when I try to remove the above ...
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Installing Musescore 3.6.2 on Ubuntu 22.04LTS
I installed Musescore 3.6.2 thru the Ubuntu Software installer, i.e. the software center, on my recently upgraded Ubuntu 22.04LTS. I set the "source" to "latest/stable," but after ...
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GSConnect issue
I installed GSConnect app from ubuntu software centre from ubuntu-jammy-universe(deb) but any icon nor any app is showing as installed in my computer so I tried to uninstall from software centre but ...
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Can't remove Emoji-Picker package
I'm on Ubuntu 22.04 Gnome 42, and I've recently installed with the Gnome Software an app called Emoji-Picker, but now I can't uninstall it with the Gnome Software because for some reason it can't ...
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GLib-GIO-ERROR Settings schema 'com.ubuntu.SoftwareProperties' does not contain a key named 'ubuntu-pro-banner-visible'
I was trying to clean up old repositories in my system (20.04.4) in order to finally get read of the errors about old repos not having release files.
I discovered that when using Synaptic that I ...
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All snap applications including software centre are not opening
After a system update yesterday, none of my snap applications are opening. I tried to run the application via the terminal but I'm getting this error /snap/firefox/1232/snap/command-chain/desktop-...
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Ubuntu Software Application
When I try to remove an application from the Ubuntu Software application it tells me there is no packages to remove, but when I do dpk - l | grep it's still there. Will there be a fix for this soon, ...
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i am doing cross compilation between that i try to update and i got this error and i can't able to cross compile arm64 on my ubantu [duplicate]
so i run sudo apt-get update
and it gives me
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Can not add an empty (zero-length) key to the cache
Reading package lists... Done
E: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/...
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App icons in Software Center not appearing in all places
Initially, the icons in Software Center (gnome-software, Ubuntu 21.10) were not there and only appeared as I selected a category and waited for them -- apparently they were being downloaded? (NOTE: I ...
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What is the Best Way to Installing BOINC software?
10 Years After ...
Ubuntu 20.04.1 Boinc 7.16 VirtualBox 6.1
Tried using the Ubuntu Software path ... jacked-up my platform so badly I had to re-install [new install with nothing else added so no ...
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Ubuntu Software Updater > Settings & Livepatch (Software & Updates) not working
Hey Guys,
I have following problem for several months and I don't know how to solve it.
Every time I start the Software Updater, the button Settings & Livepatch does not do anything. If I search ...
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Command line equivalent of installing a package from ubuntu software center
I just installed a package from Ubuntu software called gstreamer. Is there any general way that I can see what commands are run by the Ubuntu software center when installing a package so that we can ...
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Make Ubuntu Software Center the default manager again
I followed a guide for adding Flatpak support to Ubuntu but now GNOME Software, needed for actually installing the programs, has become the default software manager so, for example, if I click an app'...
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How to give permission to non-sudo users to download software in their own directory?
I am a sudo user to a remote node (ubuntu 20.04). My role is to facilitate multiple users of the node by generating their credentials. I downloaded RDP and remote desktop for them.
However, none of ...
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Keeping Ubuntu Clean - Dependencies/Repositories
I've tried doing some googling on this, but it could be that I'm not asking the right question here.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who does this, but I imagine for most newcomers if you are looking to ...
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Unable to load Ubuntu Software [duplicate]
not really a new user, but definitely not a power user.
I recently got a linux compatible art tablet. problem is, I can't access the downloaded drive for it. it's like it's not even there.
and when I ...
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WIfi adapter not found and software updater not working [duplicate]
I am trying to change the permissions of a folder on my PC and I mistakenly ran:
sudo chmod -R 777 /
without indicating the directory, and now sudo isn't working. It's showing:
/usr/bin/sudo must be ...
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How can I browse non-snap software online?
How can I browse non-snap software for Ubuntu 20.04 online?
This nine-year-old thread suggests apps.ubuntu.com, which redirects to snapcraft.io, which appears to contain only snaps. I'm trying to find ...
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Ubuntu Software font too bad in Ubuntu 21.10 [duplicate]
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to Ubuntu 21.04. Then upgraded 21.04 to 21.10 Impish Indri. During the process there were a lot of errors. Anyway at last I landed on Ubuntu 21.10. When I ...
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Ubuntu Software keeps showing Device Firmware update, even after completing the installation
Hello AskUbuntu community,
I have got a Lenovo T15 Gen 2 with Ubuntu 20.04 installed alongside Windows 10.
I am having troubles with the Device Firmware update. If I click on Install in the Ubuntu ...
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Unable to find files and desktop settings after updating Kubuntu in the software center
I am using Kubuntu 21.04. I just update (not upgrade) Kubuntu from default software-center. After a successful update, I tried to access my local files stored in another drive (128GB), but that ...
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Ubuntu Software Center for 20.04
I cannot find Ubuntu Software Center (USC) for 20.04 . USC showed not only end user applications that were installed, but systems software applications, including kernels, that were installed, as ...
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Snap update errors [duplicate]
Using Ubuntu Software or Gnome Software, there are some applications which have updates but refuse to update through errors. I ran the following and these are the errors obtained:
mclellan@mclellan-MS-...
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Can't install software via Ubuntu GUI. Neither Snap Store (orange icon) nor GNOME Software (blue icon) are able to search or show any installed apps.c [duplicate]
The "Explore" tab loads properly for both. "Installed" is just empty. "Updates" says "Software is up to date"
I'm behind a proxy server at work running Ubuntu ...
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Unable to open Ubuntu software app in ubuntu 20.04
Whenever I open Ubuntu Software app, it keeps showing a loading symbol on the top of the screen and closes automatically. I am unable to open the Ubuntu software app because it closes automatically. ...
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Can't get system theme applied in ubuntu app store
I actually noticed that the system theme is not being applied om ubuntu app store in ubuntu 20.04.
System Theme
Ubuntu Software Theme
any of the built-in theme also dont work .
so what can I do to ...
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Ubuntu Software not showing categories
I'm new to Ubuntu so I don't know too much. I installed Ubuntu to my laptop. Ubuntu Software is running version 3.38.1 and not showing categories. What should I do? I think I am running an old version ...
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The repository 'cdrom:/Ubuntu 18.04.4LTS _Bionic Beaver_ - Release amd64 (20200203.1) bionic Release' does not have a Release file [duplicate]
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04. After this, my system is not detecting my Wi-Fi. My wireless adapter is an Intel 7265.
I watched some YouTube videos about this issue, which all suggested that I ...
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Ubuntu Software Center erratic behavior in Ubuntu 21.04 [duplicate]
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 20.10 to Ubuntu 21.04.
Presently there are two software centers on my system, as you can see here:
If I left-click on "Ubuntu Software", nothing happens: the ...
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Gnome/Ubuntu Software not Launching
Gnome/Ubuntu Software is not launching by clicking on the icon on the dock, or the one on the application list. There are no errors. Even so,
gnome-software
launches Gnome/Ubuntu Software well. Could ...
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Ubuntu Software is not opening in Ubuntu 20.04
I am not able to open Ubuntu Software, even after I restart/shut down my machine.
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'software-properties-gtk' not opening in Ubuntu 21.04
Recently I updated to Ubuntu 21.04 from 20.10. After the update was complete for few days it was all okay. I was getting system update notification and security updates etc. But few days back I was ...
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apt install remove other softwares (not dependencies)
A beginner here.
I tried to install wine by using sudo apt install wine. This thing has happened to me twice. I tried to install wine but it removed other software like discord, google chrome and zoom....
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Ubuntu Software Center does not launch, error when refreshing cache [duplicate]
When I click on the Ubuntu software icon on the dock, pointer turns to spinning circle for a while but the application does not launch. I tried to run below commands but I am getting an error while ...
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I can't install and uninstall software through the Ubuntu Software Center!
Every time I try to install or uninstall any program through the Ubuntu Software Center, I keep getting errors that I do not have permission to do that even when I am logged in as an administrator. ...