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Asked: 2011-09-26 17:07:14 +0800 CST

How do I "Reload" Ubuntu Software Center?

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using Ubuntu Software Center in 11.10 seems to be impossible to reload. For example, when I go to Software Sources and activate the Universe repo, USC does not automatically reload and so activate the Universe Repo. And I can find no "Reload" button as exists in synaptic. But on a clean install I can't install synaptic because I can't get the Universe repo activated cause I don't know how to get USC to reload.

I wish synaptic was kept in the Main repo. enter image description here

11.10

2 Answers

  1. Open a terminal (you can do ALT+F2 and type gnome-terminal) then type :

    sudo apt-get update

    Then type your password and wait until it is finished. Once it is finished you can close the terminal and reopen the Ubuntu Software Center.

    There should be a way to do it without opening a terminal but I don't have 11.10 so I can't search for it.

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  2. You can always run the update manager and check for updates before installing software. That might be a good practice in any case. That will update all your sources.

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