How to reinstall Ubuntu Software Center? [closed]

Solution 1:

Luckily, the desktop environment runs on top of another terminal, called a TTY. A TTY is a basic terminal found on the system, which the desktop environment runs on top of. To access TTY1, use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+F1.

  1. A text-based login screen should appear. Login with your regular username and password. The password will not appear on-screen.
  2. Use apt-get to re-install the terminal:

    1. First call sudo apt-get update to make sure you will install the latest version.
    2. Then sudo apt-get install gnome-terminal to actually install the missing terminal.
    3. The software center can then be installed with sudo apt-get install software-center.
  3. Sign out with logout. You can return to the regular desktop environment with Ctrl+Alt+F7.

If want more information installing software with the command line, see

  • What does "sudo apt-get update" do? and
  • what does "sudo apt-get install aptitude" do?

Solution 2:

To install Ubuntu Software Center - please follow these 3 steps

To fetch the latest package installations:

sudo apt update

To install all current updates:

sudo apt upgrade

To install the software-center again:

sudo apt install software-center