Ubuntu – New “Ubuntu Software” not working (16.04)

16.04software-center

After upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04, I tried to use the new software center that came along with it, but I found it to have a few issues. One, it didn't detect all the applications I had previously installed and two, whenever I tried installing new software with it, a new icon on the launcher (saying "Waiting to Install") appears, but no progress is made and the icon is stuck on the launcher.

However, I don't encounter any of these issues in the older Software Center. Does anybody know why this may be?

Best Answer

Try installing the old software-center from the commandline:

sudo apt install software-center

Or try installing synaptic

sudo apt install synaptic
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