Try sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Converted to question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+question/180752 -- 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/898571 Title: chromium is not present in software center Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: there is no chromium web browser in software center to download it see the screen shot and this is the out put of terminal :) bil21al@bil21al-ThinkPad-T60:~$ sudo apt-get install chromium web-browser [sudo] password for bil21al: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package chromium is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source However the following packages replace it: chromium-bsu E: Package 'chromium' has no installation candidate E: Unable to locate package web-browser ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: software-center 5.1.2.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-2.5-generic 3.2.0-rc3 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-2-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Dec 1 15:38:48 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20111129.1) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.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/898571/+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