Can't find the Ubuntu software center

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Somehow, I can't find the Ubuntu software center. Is it possible to reinstall it? Starting software-center on console fails due to

The program 'software-center' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt install software-center

do you have 'ubuntu-software' installed? that's the new name for it, but you don't say what version of ubuntu you're running — Broadsworde, May 12 '18 at 09:18
Possible duplicate of [Ubuntu 16.04 software center doesn't have much apps](https://askubuntu.com/questions/761126/ubuntu-16-04-software-center-doesnt-have-much-apps) — karel, May 12 '18 at 10:36

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 12 '18 at 10:03

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software-center was abbandoned in 16.04 in favour of gnome-software. You should use that. If you really want to install the old one type sudo apt install software-center in a terminal as the last line from the error message says.

answered May 12 '18 at 10:03

dsSTORM

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 12 '18 at 09:58

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Do what last line says!

sudo apt install software-center

answered May 12 '18 at 09:58

Vishesh Gautam

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 12 '18 at 10:07

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Ubuntu Software Center Sucks.

Use AppGrid instead. Installation Procedure :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:appgrid/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install appgrid

Still want to use Ubuntu Software Center? Follow @Vishesh Gautam instructions.

edited May 12 '18 at 10:07

Vishesh Gautam

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answered May 12 '18 at 10:05

Can't find the Ubuntu software center

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