topic title: Software Center install issue
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mchlbk
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
#1
Hi,

Just installed Antix M11 on my netbook and liking it so far. One thing though:

As much as I like Synaptic I also like the Ubuntu-like Software Center. I installed the"software-center" in Synaptic and the install seemed to complete as it should. But it won't open.

When I click the Software Center in the menu a new window with the title Software Center opens but the window is empty and nothing else happens. (No error message.)

Any idea how to troubleshoot?
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#2

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bikertest3:~$ apt-cache policy software-center
software-center:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.0.7debian7
  Version table:
     2.0.7debian7 0
        500 http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages
I just had to check because that was news to me. I think the software center may need the Gnome Desktop environment, but don't hold me to that as I really don't know and am just guessing here.

Have you done as root in terminal

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apt-get update
Then reboot when done and open software center again?
(No error message.)
what do you get also when typing into terminal (as root in terminal)

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software-center
Maybe it needs to open as root user first before things will show.

Long winded thread on the subject at Debian forum.


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