How much memory does your computer have? If it's lower than 2GB, this might be a RAM issue. Software Center can be pretty resource-intensive and for example, programs on my computer are like a hot knife throught butter, but Software Center lags quite a bit.
** Summary changed: - screen corruption while installing evolution + Software Center distorted graphics -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1007906 Title: Software Center distorted graphics Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: During evolution installation in edubuntu live version my screen gets corrupted in variuos manners. See attached screen-shots. Several unusual artifacts and image/icon distortion. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: software-center 5.3.0 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.8-generic 3.4.0 Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.1.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.317 Date: Sat Jun 2 18:27:40 2012 LiveMediaBuild: Edubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120602) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: software-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1007906/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
