Sofware center hanging..
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Newly installed 16.04 on new dell laptop.
Tried using software centre in order to download skype. Software centre failed to launch, hanging for a while. Launcher info corrupt?
Not sure in what sequence:
- launched as software-center from command line (but did not find skype)
- re-installed and rebooted
- did not launch from launcher, so removed entry from launcher
- re-installed again, still not finding either skype or opencpn (apps that I use)
So much old info around very confused as to current status..
software-center launcher skype
asked May 27 at 7:28
John Walker
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Newly installed 16.04 on new dell laptop.
Tried using software centre in order to download skype. Software centre failed to launch, hanging for a while. Launcher info corrupt?
Not sure in what sequence:
- launched as software-center from command line (but did not find skype)
- re-installed and rebooted
- did not launch from launcher, so removed entry from launcher
- re-installed again, still not finding either skype or opencpn (apps that I use)
So much old info around very confused as to current status..
software-center launcher skype
asked May 27 at 7:28
John Walker
12
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up vote
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up vote
0
down vote
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Newly installed 16.04 on new dell laptop.
Tried using software centre in order to download skype. Software centre failed to launch, hanging for a while. Launcher info corrupt?
Not sure in what sequence:
- launched as software-center from command line (but did not find skype)
- re-installed and rebooted
- did not launch from launcher, so removed entry from launcher
- re-installed again, still not finding either skype or opencpn (apps that I use)
So much old info around very confused as to current status..
software-center launcher skype
asked May 27 at 7:28
John Walker
12
Newly installed 16.04 on new dell laptop.
Tried using software centre in order to download skype. Software centre failed to launch, hanging for a while. Launcher info corrupt?
Not sure in what sequence:
- launched as software-center from command line (but did not find skype)
- re-installed and rebooted
- did not launch from launcher, so removed entry from launcher
- re-installed again, still not finding either skype or opencpn (apps that I use)
So much old info around very confused as to current status..
software-center launcher skype
asked May 27 at 7:28
John Walker
12
asked May 27 at 7:28
John Walker
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asked May 27 at 7:28
John Walker
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asked May 27 at 7:28
John Walker
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The repository may have been corrupted. You can use the following command to clean out your apt list:
sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/*
Then update with
sudo apt update
or
sudo apt-get update
If you still can't find the Skype package you can download it and install it with:
sudo dpkg -i SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
edited May 27 at 21:42
David Foerster
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answered May 27 at 7:35
eDen
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If you need to remove the package you can use sudo dpkg -r SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
– eDen
May 27 at 7:54
Thanks, guys... still in a hole. Refreshing the list worked, but still no skype, and downloading it did not work either. I am running software-center from the command line, but picking up that that has now been superceded by gnome-software? More research needed.
– John Walker
May 28 at 8:44
gnome-software from terminal just hangs. Have removed software-center in case of conflict (which appeared to be ok). Gnome software is at 3.20.5 and ubuntu is 0.16.04.10
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:46
aptitude shows 32 updates available, but can't fathom how to use the beast..
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:47
Try using sudo apt-get upgrade
– eDen
Jun 6 at 10:04
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1 Answer
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
0
down vote
The repository may have been corrupted. You can use the following command to clean out your apt list:
sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/*
Then update with
sudo apt update
or
sudo apt-get update
If you still can't find the Skype package you can download it and install it with:
sudo dpkg -i SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
edited May 27 at 21:42
David Foerster
25.9k1361106
answered May 27 at 7:35
eDen
379
If you need to remove the package you can use sudo dpkg -r SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
– eDen
May 27 at 7:54
Thanks, guys... still in a hole. Refreshing the list worked, but still no skype, and downloading it did not work either. I am running software-center from the command line, but picking up that that has now been superceded by gnome-software? More research needed.
– John Walker
May 28 at 8:44
gnome-software from terminal just hangs. Have removed software-center in case of conflict (which appeared to be ok). Gnome software is at 3.20.5 and ubuntu is 0.16.04.10
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:46
aptitude shows 32 updates available, but can't fathom how to use the beast..
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:47
Try using sudo apt-get upgrade
– eDen
Jun 6 at 10:04
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
The repository may have been corrupted. You can use the following command to clean out your apt list:
sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/*
Then update with
sudo apt update
or
sudo apt-get update
If you still can't find the Skype package you can download it and install it with:
sudo dpkg -i SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
edited May 27 at 21:42
David Foerster
25.9k1361106
answered May 27 at 7:35
eDen
379
If you need to remove the package you can use sudo dpkg -r SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
– eDen
May 27 at 7:54
Thanks, guys... still in a hole. Refreshing the list worked, but still no skype, and downloading it did not work either. I am running software-center from the command line, but picking up that that has now been superceded by gnome-software? More research needed.
– John Walker
May 28 at 8:44
gnome-software from terminal just hangs. Have removed software-center in case of conflict (which appeared to be ok). Gnome software is at 3.20.5 and ubuntu is 0.16.04.10
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:46
aptitude shows 32 updates available, but can't fathom how to use the beast..
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:47
Try using sudo apt-get upgrade
– eDen
Jun 6 at 10:04
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
The repository may have been corrupted. You can use the following command to clean out your apt list:
sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/*
Then update with
sudo apt update
or
sudo apt-get update
If you still can't find the Skype package you can download it and install it with:
sudo dpkg -i SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
edited May 27 at 21:42
David Foerster
25.9k1361106
answered May 27 at 7:35
eDen
379
The repository may have been corrupted. You can use the following command to clean out your apt list:
sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/*
Then update with
sudo apt update
or
sudo apt-get update
If you still can't find the Skype package you can download it and install it with:
sudo dpkg -i SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
edited May 27 at 21:42
David Foerster
25.9k1361106
answered May 27 at 7:35
eDen
379
edited May 27 at 21:42
David Foerster
25.9k1361106
edited May 27 at 21:42
David Foerster
25.9k1361106
edited May 27 at 21:42
David Foerster
25.9k1361106
25.9k1361106
answered May 27 at 7:35
eDen
379
answered May 27 at 7:35
eDen
379
answered May 27 at 7:35
eDen
379
379
If you need to remove the package you can use sudo dpkg -r SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
– eDen
May 27 at 7:54
Thanks, guys... still in a hole. Refreshing the list worked, but still no skype, and downloading it did not work either. I am running software-center from the command line, but picking up that that has now been superceded by gnome-software? More research needed.
– John Walker
May 28 at 8:44
gnome-software from terminal just hangs. Have removed software-center in case of conflict (which appeared to be ok). Gnome software is at 3.20.5 and ubuntu is 0.16.04.10
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:46
aptitude shows 32 updates available, but can't fathom how to use the beast..
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:47
Try using sudo apt-get upgrade
– eDen
Jun 6 at 10:04
add a comment |Â
If you need to remove the package you can use sudo dpkg -r SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
– eDen
May 27 at 7:54
Thanks, guys... still in a hole. Refreshing the list worked, but still no skype, and downloading it did not work either. I am running software-center from the command line, but picking up that that has now been superceded by gnome-software? More research needed.
– John Walker
May 28 at 8:44
gnome-software from terminal just hangs. Have removed software-center in case of conflict (which appeared to be ok). Gnome software is at 3.20.5 and ubuntu is 0.16.04.10
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:46
aptitude shows 32 updates available, but can't fathom how to use the beast..
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:47
Try using sudo apt-get upgrade
– eDen
Jun 6 at 10:04
If you need to remove the package you can use sudo dpkg -r SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
– eDen
May 27 at 7:54
If you need to remove the package you can use sudo dpkg -r SKYPE_PACKAGE.deb
– eDen
May 27 at 7:54
Thanks, guys... still in a hole. Refreshing the list worked, but still no skype, and downloading it did not work either. I am running software-center from the command line, but picking up that that has now been superceded by gnome-software? More research needed.
– John Walker
May 28 at 8:44
Thanks, guys... still in a hole. Refreshing the list worked, but still no skype, and downloading it did not work either. I am running software-center from the command line, but picking up that that has now been superceded by gnome-software? More research needed.
– John Walker
May 28 at 8:44
gnome-software from terminal just hangs. Have removed software-center in case of conflict (which appeared to be ok). Gnome software is at 3.20.5 and ubuntu is 0.16.04.10
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:46
gnome-software from terminal just hangs. Have removed software-center in case of conflict (which appeared to be ok). Gnome software is at 3.20.5 and ubuntu is 0.16.04.10
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:46
aptitude shows 32 updates available, but can't fathom how to use the beast..
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:47
aptitude shows 32 updates available, but can't fathom how to use the beast..
– John Walker
May 28 at 13:47
Try using sudo apt-get upgrade
– eDen
Jun 6 at 10:04
Try using sudo apt-get upgrade
– eDen
Jun 6 at 10:04
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