Public bug reported: i'm running vmware as guest. I also experienced the same problem with 18.04
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gnome-software 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Sep 6 23:12:17 2018 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-software InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180731) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1791227 Title: ubuntu software can't find "isof" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1791227/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs