The Ubuntu Software Center gives you instant access to thousands of open-source and carefully selected free applications.
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I can't submit reviews/ratings in Software Center
If I try and submit a review it keeps loading quite some time with the message "Bewertung wird übertragen", which means "Rating is being submitted" in German.
For example I tried to review Easystroke, ...
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1answer
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PayPal not working in the Ubuntu Software Center
PayPal ist not working for me on Ubuntu 12.10 in the Ubuntu Software Center (USC) any more. I bought a lot of stuff via PayPal on the USC but now it stops working:
After the "Log in to your PayPal ...
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Software center unresponsive
Having a problem with Software Center being unresponsive. At the moment in the "progress" tab it's "searching" and it's stuck at canceling. Tried installing Dropbox earlier but that didn't go ...
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1answer
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Can we have broken software removed from the Software Center?
The Ubuntu Software Center does a fantastic job of inviting new users to explore and try out the software in Ubuntu's repositories. I don't have much experience with it but recently decided to give it ...
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1answer
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How to uninstall “LiveUSB” package? [duplicate]
I've installed the LiveUSB programme using the DEB file. What is the best way to remove the installer as I cannot find it in the software centre; is it just a python programme that can be deleted?
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6answers
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ubuntu 12.10 not updating
I upgraded from ubuntu 12.04 to ubuntu 12.10. After this it is not updating . THe software updater gives the following error :
W:Failed to fetch ...
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3answers
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Why does my Lubuntu Software Centre only show installed apps?
The title is self explanatory but here is a big screenshot to emphasize what I mean
As you can see I have the Get Software tab open with the all section selected.
Any suggestions?
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1answer
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Ubuntu Software Center hangs when installing software while other software is queued
When installing software via Software Center I have no problems if there is no queue. If anything is queued up, however, any installing software hangs at applying changes. Any thoughts on this? I ...
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6answers
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Install button in the software center is grayed out when trying to install .debs without an internet connection
I just installed ubuntu 11.10 from a usb stick.
After installation, none of the software which I had collected and run on 11.10 or 11.04 runs on it. Even my newly downloaded opera or chrome ...
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How to allow non-admin users to use Software Center and update the system? [duplicate]
I want to configure a laptop for someone who is not a technical person.
I want her to be able to:
install software from the Software Center
uninstall software
update the system
install printer ...
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0answers
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Software center won't open since a loss of power [duplicate]
After a power loss on my laptop Acer 2920 Ubuntu 12.10 the software centre will not open I also have an error symbol on the top bar right hand side. Clicking on this symbol gives the following ...
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1answer
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'Apt-Get install' & Software center not installed?
I did the command sudo apt-get purge and all my apt- commands and my software center are no longer installed.
when ever i do 'sudo apt-get update' even, i get 'sudo: apt-get: command not found'
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Why can't I turn on recommendations in software center?
Every time I click the grey, "turn on recommendations" button at the bottom of the software center, it turns into a moving circle and then the grey button comes back. Recommendations won't turn on no ...
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2answers
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How to upgrade Ubuntu Software Center to the latest version
I want to update my Ubuntu Software Center to the latest version. Is it possible?
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1answer
58 views
software center stop working?
2013-04-03 19:25:58,551 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - setting up proxy 'None'
2013-04-03 19:25:58,561 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - open() database: path=None use_axi=True ...
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2answers
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Recurring Error in Update Manager - Could Not Initialize The Package Manager [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I fix this “E:Type '*' is not known on line * in source list …” update error?
Please refer to the attached screen-shot. This error ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 9.10 software center… [closed]
I couldn't download any software from the software center. I tried updating the software center through terminal with sudo-apt update
but it gave me:
Failed to fetch_______
and
Some index files ...
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1answer
477 views
Ubuntu software-center Problems
I am running ubuntu 12.10 on my Dell 17r using the windows installer. I am having software center problems, mainly this one:
and
For the second one it says im running amd64 but im running an intel ...
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Pre-installed Libreoffice does not uninstall properly [duplicate]
User expertise: next to zero
Problem:
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 (the latest linux-secure-remix as of late march 2013) to my new notebook. It has LibreOffice installed, but there is no LibreOffice ...
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0answers
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ubuntu software-center problem in linuxmint [closed]
I am using Linux Mint KDE Nadia 14 64bit version
When I run software-center, following errors appear:
huseyin@huseyin-GA-MA770-UD3 ~ $ software-center
2013-03-31 23:00:24,688 - ...
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1answer
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How to fix “something wicked happened” in Software Center?
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04. Whenever I try to download a new app from the Ubuntu Software Center, it says:
Requires unauthenticated packages
It then gives me an option to "Repair". ...
0
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4answers
7k views
How to resolve Unmet dependencies error? [duplicate]
Using my new install of Ubuntu I haven't been able to download anything from the software center except the maryo game without the following error:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
...
0
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2answers
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ubuntu software center installation? [duplicate]
hello i am new to ubuntu and i have been trying to download wine, mp3 media players readers, and VLC. However every single time i try to download something this message pops p and closes the download ...
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2answers
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unable to install any software or package
I am recently shifted to ubuntu from windows and i installed ubuntu 12.04 32 bit i am unbale to install any packages like google talk plugins, teamviewer it flash a message "package operation failed" ...
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1answer
118 views
Why ubuntu software center doesn't have the latest version of softwares? [duplicate]
Say I want to install Codeblocks(C/C++ IDE) using Ubuntu Software centre. But, if I do that I will install version 10, when I can have version 12 if I download package from Codeblocks website. The ...
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0answers
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Can't update or install software [duplicate]
I'm am brand new to Ubuntu. I cannot update software or download software such as Wine. I get a message that says Failed to download repository information. Check internet connection.
But I have an ...
0
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1answer
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software center issues
It says items cannot be installed or removed until the package catalog is repaired. Do you want to repair it now? I'm new to Ubuntu and have gone through various answers on this forum and so far, ...
2
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2answers
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I cannot install java from the software center
I can't install openJDK from the software center, I get the error:
Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openjdk-7/openjdk-7-jre-lib_7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10_all.deb 404 ...
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9answers
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Is there any simple way to install tarballs?
Most Linux software is packaged in tarballs. All of them require but a few commands to compile and install them.
My question is; we have gdebi for standalone debian packages, so why not an app to ...
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0answers
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Changed username in launchpad and now my re-installs do not work
A couple of days back I changed my username on launchpad because it had my full name (with initials). The problem is that before I did that I went to Humble Bundle and associated those purchases with ...
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2answers
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I get this message when I try to install software in the Software Center Ubuntu 12.10. No fixes I saw here helped
Software can't be installed or removed because the authentication
service is not available. (org.freedesktop.PolicyKit.Error.Failed:
('system-bus-name', {'name': ':1.168'}):
...
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0answers
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I can't get to software-center in Ubuntu 13.04 [closed]
NameError: global name 'Chrome' is not defined
jarek@jarek:~$ software-center
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 128, in
from softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app ...
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0answers
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Software Center seems to freeze system when installing, syslog has “blocked for more than 120 seconds” errors
12.04 (precise) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.2.0-39
3.6GB memory
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU @ 2.40GHz x2
WUBI-installed Ubuntu running on a MacBook Pro 7.1 with OSX running Vista via Boot Camp (hey, I like lots of ...
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0answers
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Problem with ubuntu center in ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I'm new to Linux, I've use it sometimes and now I'm installing it as a dual boot on my PC.
After I installed the Ubutnu 12.04 and tried to download apps from Ubuntu center such like gimp,and i got ...
0
votes
0answers
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Ubuntu software center does not work [duplicate]
When I try to open software-center from command line I receive:
ERROR:root:Could not find any typelib for Gtk
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 25, in ...
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2answers
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Software center installation stuck after script cancellation
Attempted to add the Matlab installation and it asked me where my current installation was -- never have tried to install it before -- I hit cancel when it asked for the installation directory and now ...
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1answer
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software-center painfully slow ubuntu 12.04
One week ago, I had only ubuntu 12.04 on my machine, I was exited of the improved speed of the software-center. But yesterday, I erase ubuntu and after fresh install of windows 7, I install ubuntu ...
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2answers
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Unable to install .deb on Ubuntu Software Center
I downloaded Dropbox .deb from https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx and the Google Voice Chat plugin from https://www.google.com/chat/video but when I click on the .deb files they open in Ubuntu ...
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0answers
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Software Center Fails - CANT find the “duplicate” answer [duplicate]
I have the problem not being able to download software I keep getting the error to check internet connection then sometime something about an untrusted source. I see this has been asked but keeps ...
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0answers
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Dash (superkey) doesnt find any software and my software-center doesn't start
Can anybody help me? I have only access to software that is already shown in the starter..
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1answer
239 views
Why do I get “Items Cannot be installed or removed until package catalog is repaired”?
I'm new to Ubuntu. I’m unable to install anything on the Ubuntu Software Centre.
It just keeps giving me Items Cannot be installed or removed until package catalog is repaired.
If I click on repair ...
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1answer
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no bootable medium found system halted
When open ubuntu on virtual box , it doesn't work , and the following message appear
"No bootable medium found system halted"
How i can solve this problm?
Thanks
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3answers
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Ubuntu 12.10 Software Center crash [closed]
I looked at many other questions but none of them helped me. It closes immediately after I open it. When I opened it it Terminal I got this...
2013-03-15 17:20:07,156 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - ...
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2answers
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Where is the Full Circle magazine installed by the Ubuntu Software Center?
After clicking the buy button in the USC, I don't get anything. Browsing to a couple of issues in the USC, I see that I've already downloaded them, but there isn't anything showing up when I search.
...
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3answers
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Steam 64-bit no longer in Ubuntu Software Centre or App Repository
The title pretty much says it. I attempted to download steam from the Software Centre, but it gave me an error (something along the lines of "Cannot reach source: ...
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3answers
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Cannot install any software from the Software Center due to ttf-mscorefonts-installer package error
When I try to install any software from ubuntu software center it comes with error:
An unhandled error occured
There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon. This is the software that allows you ...
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2answers
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How to install software provided in software-center via terminal?
Can anyone help me providing terminal command to download and install the software provided by Software center?
Actually I'm searching for command to download and install KDbg (Debugger) via ...
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2answers
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Ubuntu software center is not allowing me install Nintendo DS emulator, giving a message “check the internet connection”
The Software Center didn't work and ask to check connection but my internet connection is working. Also, sometimes it says I have an a problem and asks me if I want to report it.
Anway, How could I ...
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votes
3answers
2k views
Software center and update manager not working
When I run update manager I always get this message "The action would require the installation of packages from not authenticated sources." details "libv4l-0 libv4lconvert0"
I also can not get the ...
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votes
2answers
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Can I use other ways than Ubuntu Software Center to open apt links?
Without Ubuntu Software Center in Lubuntu I was unable to edit opening apt links in any program in Firefox (see this question) After installing Ubuntu Software Center, that problem is solved, but ...
