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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Apparmor problem with snap-store? Ubuntu software not working properly 20.04
I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04.
I attempted to install apps from the Ubuntu software center, but it isn't working correctly.
No icons are displayed.
No screenshots or information about the ...
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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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Ubuntu Software Stuck in Loading Screen Ubuntu 21.10
Recently, when trying to install Lightworks using the .deb file provided by lwks.com, the Ubuntu Software app will stay loading. I tried downloading another app, Dolphin Emulator, using Dolphin's .deb ...
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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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App Icons Missing in Ubuntu Software Center
I've installed Ubuntu 20.04.
In the software center, uninstalled apps are missing their icons.
Apps that are installed mostly have their icons.
I also downloaded Gnome Software center and it has a ...
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What is the difference between the two versions of KeePassXC in the Ubuntu Software Center?
I'm trying to figure out which KeePass version I should install. Ubuntu Software Center doesn't make the choice any more easier.
In the description of KeePassX, it says (emphasis added):
In contrast ...
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Two software manager?
Upon upgrading to 20.04, there are apparently two different Software managers. One of them doesn't even have a proper icon
One is called Software, the other Ubuntu Software. I guess this is not what ...
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Online account settings freeze when clicked
I want to add my Google account, but the settings page instantly freezes when I click on Google. The same happens for the Microsoft, Flickr, foursquare and Microsoft exchange options. So everything ...
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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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Cannot access Snap Store or Ubuntu Software on Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
Whenever I click on the Ubuntu Software icon, it does not open. The same is true if I use snap store links. When I try to open the store via the command line, I receive this error:
$ snap run snap-...
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After updating softwares from software center of ubuntu 20.04, there are two version of certain updated software,one of them work but not other one
From software center of ubuntu 20.04 , I updated some softwares .
But after update , there appeared two verison of Characters,Logs and System Monitor in "Show Applications"
But only updated ...
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Yaru dark theme does not work properly - white boxes in Gnome Software
I am new to linux and I am using ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
I use the default yaru dark theme and when I open gnome software centre and some other application I see white and blue things (as shown in the ...
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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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KDE applications installed through plasma-discover not showing, must be launched through Software Center
KDE version: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Plasma Discover Version: 5.18.5-0ubuntu0.1
I rebooted my PC and afterwards, any applications I had previously installed through plasma-discover (https://userbase.kde....
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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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software centre: search apps from the terminal?
i'd prefer not to see a large advertisement for "spotify" every time i open the software centre
is it possible to disable the "featured application" and "editor's picks"? ...
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What is the difference between "ubuntu software" and "software" centres?
Why are there two software centres in Ubuntu 20.04? What happens if I install an app from both the software centres separately?
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Auto installed Wine ubuntu 20.04
I recently upgraded to ubuntu 20.04 after using 18.04 for 3 years, and i was playing around with the new snap Ubuntu Software, and saw there is Trackmania listed in games
so i installed it.
But 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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What does "Device firmware update" do?
Hello AskUbuntu community,
I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04. In the Ubuntu Software app there is a notification on Device Firmware update.
Could anyone explain what this is about in layman's terms?
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How to remove "Ubuntu Software" list entry having "no packages to remove"?
I'm running Ubunutu 20.4 LTS and tried to install an application ("FlightGear" - a flight simulator). After a while nothing happened and according to the comments the installation may be ...
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Automatic updates paused due to metered connection
My laptop runs Ubuntu 20.04. I turned on my mobile hotspot and connect to it with my laptop's Wi-Fi to use the internet. Whenever I go to Ubuntu Software Center, this bar is always there:
If I click ...
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Failed to download libncurses5
I can't install ncurses library on my computer. When I compile it with make , I get a fatal error n.curses.h: No such file or directory.
I tried to install it via terminal, however I didn't succeed.
I'...
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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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Some applications are broken after installing gnome-shell-extensions
Some of my apps have lost their icons, and they won't start when I left-click them. That is, nothing happened, or, nothing appeared in the top left corner screen, besides the "Activities" ...
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I am having this issue while running 'sudo apt-get update', "Problem with MergeList" or "status file could not be parsed or opened."
W: The repository 'http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu xenial-getdeb Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to ...
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Purge Clipit on Ubuntu 20.04 not working
I installed clipit by following the instructions on this page for Ubuntu (https://github.com/CristianHenzel/ClipIt#on-ubuntu) so I used the command sudo apt-get install build-essential git automake ...
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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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Ubuntu Software application not responding in Ubuntu 20.04
The Ubuntu Software Center in Ubuntu 20.04 is useless right now. Whenever I try to select or search for a package, it renders an infinite spinning loader and that's it. Anyone else experiencing the ...
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System update misses things
Why is it that if you run a system update or use dist-upgrade you're still left with things needing updating?
For example if you run a full system update and than open software updater it says "...
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Ubuntu GUI Software Center (Snap store) very slow when searching
My Ubuntu Software center (Snap Store) is very slow when searching software, even when the software is not available. I using it logged in and tried several mirrors (local, USA, Europe) and the ...
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Software manager removed package but it still appears as installed
Using the Software manager (briefcase icon in apps) I installed Calibre then decided to uninstall it the same way by clicking "Remove".
The app no longer appears in Apps and after running ...
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How to uninstall freefilesync from Ubuntu [closed]
I installed FreeFileSync for my Ubuntu 20.04 from here;
https://freefilesync.org/download.php
Installation was successful and the app is working. The problem is I can't remove FreeFileSync from my ...
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Turning off all password prompts for specific user
I'm looking to turn off all password authentication prompts for a specific user (let's say Steve) on my Ubuntu 21.04 machine.
I added the line steve ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL using sudo visudo and that ...
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How to use software-properties-gtk --enable-component=ENABLE_COMPONENT?
I would like to enable or disable certain options in the application software-properties-gtk via command-line.
Examples of the options that I am interested to control via command-line are shown below:
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Error When Update To Hirsute Hippo
I Want To Update My System From Focal Fossa ( LTS ) To Hirsute Hippo ( Normal ), But I Found Some Error :
root@localhost:~# do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Get:1 Upgrade tool ...
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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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How to create desktop applications for Ubuntu Software Center?
I want to develop desktop applications for Ubuntu and push them to Ubuntu Software Center.
I searched the whole internet but could not find any suitable article or blog on this topic. I thought of ...
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Can't Install Gnome-Control-Center on Ubuntu
I installed xfce4 on my ubuntu today i removed it and installed Gnome back, but after that i had issues where my setting was not able to open i searched about it and found that gnome-control-center ...
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20.04.2 Software Store Not Showing Installled Apps or Updates
Software Center was not showing any software (Explore), just blank tiles, and not showing anything more than an eternally whirling whirligig in the Installed tab, ditto for the Updates.
After running ...
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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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"--enable-gtk" for qemu configure gives me 'Install gtk3-devel' message. (on ubuntu 18.04, arm64 machine)
I've been using this command to configure qemu-5.1.0 on another machine (ubuntu 20.40, amd64)
../configure --target-list=aarch64-softmmu --enable-debug --enable-gtk
--extra-ldflags="-Wl,--no-as-...
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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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Older version of "Ubuntu Software" is still in my system
I have 2 Ubuntu Software applications.
I don't think this is a bug since i remember trying to update Ubuntu software because it was extremely slow. then I thought it got renamed to "Software"...
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Ubuntu software list is empty
Firstly, I am new here so apologies if this all seems a little noobish. I have just switched from Windows and started to use Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS.
Unfortunately, I have ran in a bit of a problem, for ...
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When I opened the Software centre, I could not see any application. I am getting an error when I try to reinstall it
I could not see applications when I opened Software Center. When I tried to reinstall I got an error message:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 8394 (apt-get)
N: ...
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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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