Unable to install or uninstall apps in the Ubuntu software center. I get an authentication error, and then a popup says I cannot do this operation since I don't have permission. (Yet i'm administrator.) I do not know what to do. If anyone could please tell me, how can I fix this? (Please explain, i'm still a bit new to Ubuntu. Only starting to figure out new things at a slow pace)
Running: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Toshiba Chromebook 2
Dual-boot (Crouton)
Ubuntu – authentication error ubuntu software center 16.04 LTS
16.04
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I fixed the same problem myself with
sudo apt-get upgrade gnome-software
I ran into a similar problem. I would click the "Remove" button in the software center, but the applications would re-appear after a short period. I did this for the Aisle Riot Solitaire program, for example, and it kept coming back. When I went to remove it with the command line, however, it said it was not installed:
$ sudo apt-get purge aisleriot
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'aisleriot' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 87 not upgraded.
After more investigation (read: blind clicking), I discovered that clicking the refresh icon on the Updates tab actually seemed to refresh the Installed tab as well (even though the refresh icon is not available on the Installed tab). After this, Solitaire stopped showing up.
By "refresh icon", I mean the circular arrow in the upper left corner.
Best Answer
I got the same thing, just go into the terminal and run
sudo su. Then, enter the software center withsoftware-center. This worked for me on 14.04, and it should work for you, good luck, fellow Chromebook Linux user!