I can appreciate the fact that you are not comfortable with the command line.
But try this: Open the Terminal Type (or, preferably, copy) the following: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo update-manager This will update the computer. I use these commands to check for updates every day (The update-manager will let you know if the computer must be rebooted.) If computer did not need to be rebooted, type the following: sudo apt-get install synaptic (If the computer needed to be rebooted, just do so and then open the Terminal again and type the Synaptic Package Manager installation command.) You can install anything you want from the Synaptic Package Manager which, though older and not as 'pretty', actually works far better and faster than does the Software Centre. If you wish to install programs not in Synaptic you might want to install the gdebi program (sudo apt-get install gdebi) which works much better at installing such programs than does the Software Centre. Another valuable use for the command line is the ability to install extra PPAs which may contain other programs you may wish to use. Installation of these PPAs via the command line is very easy. Don't be afraid of the command line (the Terminal). I was until I discovered how easy it is to actually use. Most of the time I still use GUIs but there are times when the Terminal is better. Daily updating is one of them and sometimes installing a program is too. (To install a program via the command line you must know its EXACT name.) In almost every case the Terminal runs whatever you wish to do faster than does a GUI. At least that's been my experience. I hope that this helps you.
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