Dear Sir: As I explained in my first reply to you, I suggest that you install and use the Synaptic Package Manager. With it you can install *anything* that you could have installed from the Software Centre had that program worked on your computer. You could then completely ignore the troublesome Software Centre program.
To Ralf: The reason I gave the instructions I did was because the OP stated that he is not comfortable with the command line and I wanted to keep things as easy as possible for him. The older commands still work and they do so without any exceptions. On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 8:43 AM, AURO KUMAR SAHOO <aksahoo.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks community for such nice response. > > I install fresh Ubuntu studio 16.04.1. During install I choose to use 3rd > party plugins and Update. After install complete i Update all again > including language . Now I open software centre to install vlc. > > But to my surprise it opens and closes automatically and ask me to send > error report, which I send. Logout and login again and open software > centre again but now it opens and in closes all of suddenly and it persists > till now. > > I had clean installed many times like 12.04, 14.04 but it is first time I > see Ubuntu behave like Microsoft Windows. > > I even re-download hoping there may be some error in download but 2nd time > same. > > I had used 16.04 Ubuntu studio on the sama machine. Don't know why its > coming. > > I am a cinematographer and I use Ubuntu studio in home for some multimedia > creation and videography. > > That's why I had less knowledge about command line. But I love Ubuntu > studio for its simple non Linux user friendly approach. So I may try to > learn but not sure, till then pls help me. > > Thanks again community for support > > Regards. > > On 18 Nov 2016 5:31 p.m., <ubuntu-studio-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com> > wrote: > >> Send ubuntu-studio-users mailing list submissions to >> ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> ubuntu-studio-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> ubuntu-studio-users-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-studio-users digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Software centre not working and crashes (Lawrence H. Bulk) >> 2. Re: Software centre not working and crashes (Ralf Mardorf) >> 3. Re: Software centre not working and crashes (Lawrence H. Bulk) >> 4. Why recommending apt-get is obsolet - Re: Software centre >> not working and crashes (Ralf Mardorf) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:09:35 -0500 >> From: "Lawrence H. Bulk" <lhbc...@gmail.com> >> To: Ubuntu Studio Users <ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com> >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Software centre not working and >> crashes >> Message-ID: >> <CAC1vDTx227diy6-x_AYH5GLPBZ7vYRGG7x5P+w3yAe_iOgjbNQ@mail. >> gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> 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. >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-studio-users/attac >> hments/20161117/a384198f/attachment-0001.html> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:52:39 +0100 >> From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> >> To: ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Software centre not working and >> crashes >> Message-ID: <20161117165239.462c3e35@archlinux.localdomain> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >> >> Hi, >> >> On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:09:35 -0500, Lawrence H. Bulk wrote: >> >If computer did not need to be rebooted, type the following: >> > >> >sudo apt-get install synaptic >> >> You could install synaptic, before you reboot. There usually is no >> reason to reboot at all. A reboot only makes sense sometimes, e.g. if >> you want to use a new kernel, or if the old kernel and it's modules were >> removed and you want to start something, that requires modules, that are >> not already loaded. However, you could reboot, it doesn't harm. >> >> The reason I reply is to inform you about "apt" and "gdebi from command >> line". >> >> >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. >> >> AFAIK Synaptic can't do what gdebi could do. IIRC Synaptic can only >> install from repositories, while gdebi could install local packages and >> resolve dependencies from repositories. Local packages are downloaded >> packages or packages you build on your own. However, for 16.04.1 there >> is no need to use gdebi, since apt can do it now, too. >> >> In the past >> >> sudo dpkg -i <path/package> && sudo apt-get install -f >> >> or >> >> sudo gdebi <path/package> >> >> was needed to install a local package and resolve dependencies, >> nowadays apt is able to do the same. IOW there's no need to install >> anything, just run >> >> sudo apt install <path/package> >> >> Current versions of apt are able to install local packages and resolve >> dependencies. This might not work for old versions of apt, but the >> version provided by 16.04.1 isn't old. >> >> For new releases of Ubuntu, such as 16.04.1 >> >> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade >> >> should be replaced by >> >> sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade >> >> since apt became the new official tool for Ubuntu flavours. Help pages >> still mention apt-get, because at least one Ubuntu release that is >> still supported, doesn't provide apt. Anyway, novices don't need to >> learn apt-get commands, it's better thy directly learn apt commands. >> >> Regards, >> Ralf >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:58:30 -0500 >> From: "Lawrence H. Bulk" <lhbc...@gmail.com> >> To: Ubuntu Studio Users <ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com> >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Software centre not working and >> crashes >> Message-ID: >> <CAC1vDTy7hg_Ora06hyfYTr4uKQdSY0Os5j5F8uwT7yoiMZs-Cw@mail. >> gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> To Ralf: >> >> You may have misunderstood somewhat the nature and reason for my >> explanation to the OP. He stated that with a new UbuntuStudio >> installation, >> the Software Centre crashes. This is not the first time I have heard of >> such a problem (though it has never happened to me). >> >> He also stated that he was not truly comfortable using the command line. >> >> I recommended 'apt-get' because it ALWAYS works and does so on every >> Debian-derived distribution of which I am aware. (I use 'apt' myself on my >> own UbuntuStudio machine.) >> >> I explained that, after he updates via the command line that he ALSO run >> the Update Manager. The command line does not tell you when it is >> necessary >> to reboot and I do not know how frequently or when the OP last updated his >> installation. If it has been a while, a reboot is probably in order. But >> the Update Manager will let him know for sure if it's necessary or not. >> Frankly I do this myself every day because my computer updates much faster >> using the Terminal than it does with the Update Manager or Synaptic. >> >> Perhaps I did not make myself clear: Synaptic (which, in my opinion, is >> far >> superior to that hopeless Software Centre) can only install programs which >> are in whatever repositories are currently activated on his computer. And, >> if his Software Centre is somehow corrupted, he needs Synaptic in order to >> install new programs. >> >> Gdebi installs downloaded (locally stored) .deb programs and does so much >> better than does the Software Centre. Such programs are now not often used >> as many (most?) of them now have their own PPAs, for example, the VLC >> Nightly Builds. But I feel that it's still useful to have gdebi installed >> and I wanted to help the OP to become a little more familiar with the >> command line. >> >> I hope that this clarifies things and is helpful to the OP. >> >> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Ralf Mardorf < >> ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:09:35 -0500, Lawrence H. Bulk wrote: >> > >If computer did not need to be rebooted, type the following: >> > > >> > >sudo apt-get install synaptic >> > >> > You could install synaptic, before you reboot. There usually is no >> > reason to reboot at all. A reboot only makes sense sometimes, e.g. if >> > you want to use a new kernel, or if the old kernel and it's modules were >> > removed and you want to start something, that requires modules, that are >> > not already loaded. However, you could reboot, it doesn't harm. >> > >> > The reason I reply is to inform you about "apt" and "gdebi from command >> > line". >> > >> > >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. >> > >> > AFAIK Synaptic can't do what gdebi could do. IIRC Synaptic can only >> > install from repositories, while gdebi could install local packages and >> > resolve dependencies from repositories. Local packages are downloaded >> > packages or packages you build on your own. However, for 16.04.1 there >> > is no need to use gdebi, since apt can do it now, too. >> > >> > In the past >> > >> > sudo dpkg -i <path/package> && sudo apt-get install -f >> > >> > or >> > >> > sudo gdebi <path/package> >> > >> > was needed to install a local package and resolve dependencies, >> > nowadays apt is able to do the same. IOW there's no need to install >> > anything, just run >> > >> > sudo apt install <path/package> >> > >> > Current versions of apt are able to install local packages and resolve >> > dependencies. This might not work for old versions of apt, but the >> > version provided by 16.04.1 isn't old. >> > >> > For new releases of Ubuntu, such as 16.04.1 >> > >> > sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade >> > >> > should be replaced by >> > >> > sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade >> > >> > since apt became the new official tool for Ubuntu flavours. Help pages >> > still mention apt-get, because at least one Ubuntu release that is >> > still supported, doesn't provide apt. Anyway, novices don't need to >> > learn apt-get commands, it's better thy directly learn apt commands. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Ralf >> > >> > -- >> > ubuntu-studio-users mailing list >> > ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ >> > mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-studio-users/attac >> hments/20161117/65c6eb9e/attachment-0001.html> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:05:20 +0100 >> From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> >> To: ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Subject: [ubuntu-studio-users] Why recommending apt-get is obsolet - >> Re: Software centre not working and crashes >> Message-ID: <20161118110520.5c2a72e2@archlinux.localdomain> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >> >> Lawrence, I only wanted to inform, that from command line apt-get is not >> the official Ubuntu package management tool anymore. It is apt. For >> command line gdebi is replaced by apt, too. For scripts and very old >> Ubuntu releases it remains to be apt-get. >> >> My information is not related to the GUIs. >> >> In regards to reboots, it never is necessary to reboot, it just is >> required, if a user wants to use e.g. an upgraded kernel, but actually >> it's possible to continue using an old kernel, even if it was purged, >> it's still in the memory. In short, yes, command line doesn't inform if >> you need to reboot, simply because there is no need to reboot. If a user >> expects new features that aren't available, then it's a general >> troubleshooting rule to reboot. Without rebooting nothing evil could >> happen. >> >> There are reasons why Ubuntu migrated to apt and why we should start to >> explain novices how to use apt, instead of apt-get. >> >> Apart from eye-candy, there's one important apt default setting that >> differs to the default setting of apt-get. By default apt doesn't keep >> packages in cache. It's possible to change the default settings for apt >> as well as apt-get, however, by default they don't share the same >> settings. >> >> The confusing name "dist-upgrade" was replaced by "full-upgrade". >> >> Not only gdebi is replaced by apt, also a few dpkg commands became >> unnecessary when using apt. >> >> Recommending apt-get, gdebi and a few dpkg commands only makes sense if >> we don't know what release of Ubuntu is used, or if scripts should use a >> command with pipes and things like this. >> >> If we know that somebody does use a new release of Ubuntu Studio, it's >> better if Ubuntu flavour mailing lists follow common practise of Ubuntu >> mailing lists, this is to explain usage of apt. As soon as the last >> supported release not providing apt reaches end of life, the Wiki/help >> pages should be edited, IOW apt-get should be replaced by apt. >> >> Sure, apt-get still is safe and doesn't harm, other then the frowned >> upon aptitude, it's not bad to mention apt-get. The reason to prefer >> mentioning apt over apt-get is, that for the Ubuntu desktop and Ubuntu >> flavours desktop main target group apt introduced more >> user-friendliness. >> >> Regards, >> Ralf >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> -- >> ubuntu-studio-users mailing list >> ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >> an/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >> >> >> End of ubuntu-studio-users Digest, Vol 115, Issue 6 >> *************************************************** >> > > -- > ubuntu-studio-users mailing list > ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > >
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