Ubuntu – Ubuntu Software Center is very slow

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I just installed Ubuntu 16.04. Ubuntu Software Center is being weird. It's just waaaaay too slow. Takes ages to "load" something. It doesn't even work sometimes. Maybe it does, but i can't wait 10 minutes, so i just close it. I mean, i click on "Updates", and it just won't load. Sometimes it will, but it takes a long time. What's up with that? I'm a total "noob" and this is the first time i'm trying a Linux based OS, so be gentle :P. I've googled it, but no real solution popped out.

Best Answer

Software Center which comes bundled with ubuntu 16.04 is very buggy, and is better to avoid it as much as possible.

You can use Synaptic Package Manager instead which is miles ahead of the default one.

sudo apt-get install synaptic

Other than that, try sticking with the terminal for your basic software installation (just google ubuntu {desired software} ).

To update system, run

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
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