Interestingly, if you find an installed package and click Run in Ubuntu Software, the application will run.
Install: NO Remove: NO Run: Yeah -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1615223 Title: ubuntu-software will not install or remove apps. Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: ubuntu-software will not install/remove apps. Apport does not report any crash. It does this quietly. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: ubuntu-software 3.20.1+git20160617.1.0440874.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-9134.53-generic 4.4.15 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-9134-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Aug 20 07:51:11 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-28 (23 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160616) SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1615223/+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