Cannot get the Software center to load therefore I cannot get software to install on my computer but the software updater works in manual mode. Does this work on the Beta version?
Yes, it should be working just fine. Can you detail your experience, what you are seeing, etc.?
If you launch it from terminal
gnome-software
does it show any errors?
The app opens via icon or terminal but nothing is displayed. All icons are gone and only three dots are displayed everywhere there should be an icon. . .
Can you run the following commands in terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
Then reboot and test the Software Channel?
Bleh... I never use the thing... I use Synaptic Package Manager if I use a Package Manager at all...
Ok, let's try:
sudo apt install --reinstall gnome-software
sudo apt install --reinstall zorin-os-desktop
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a
If no errors, reboot and test. If errors, please report them in this thread.
Can you open Software & Updates from your app menu.
Check on the first Tab that Download From is set to Main Server.
I guess since this OS is beta I will load Synaptic Package Manager and use it for now . . . no problems. After we get a stable release of 16 I will reload the drive.
It is set to Main Server.
Ok, let's try one more thing. I understand if you are frustrated.
Let's clear out the cache
killall gnome-software
rm -rf ~/.cache/gnome-software
For flatpack run
flatpak --user update
Then again:
killall gnome-software
Log out and in or reboot and test...
I am at a loss. I tried a google search and saw that a lot of people complain of the same issue. I saw a lot of the same "fixes' we just tried. And quite a few people saying that it magically started working again- usually after an update.
If everything else is working fine; perhaps installing Synaptic and waiting on an update will do the job.
sudo apt install synaptic
In the meantime, I will tag this thread for the ZorinGroup @azorin and @zorink to see; Unresolved Gnome-software issue: Incessantly loading.
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Thanks for the good assistance Aravisian!
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Same problem with me too. 'Software centre' quits after showing 'updating catalogue'. Is there any soution to this @Aravisian @azorin and @zorink ?
If you have already tried all the suggestions in this thread, there are a couple things you can still try:
In terminal, run:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install --reinstall ca-certificates
Reboot and test. If still not working,
sudo apt remove --purge snapd
Run gnome-software and see if it is now working. If it is, we know where the likely cause is... If you still want o use Snap, try reinstalling it and then testing in gnome software will still work with snapd and the plugin:
sudo apt install snapd
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