Can't install anything from Software Manager [SOLVED]
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Can't install anything from Software Manager [SOLVED]
Hola mis compañeros de Mint,
I have a problem that's pretty easy to describe. When I try to install anything from Software Manager in LM12, nothing happens. The install button disappears after I click install, but no ongoing actions occur, it just sits there until I exit. The first thing I tried to install was the UbuntuOne client, just to see if it might work. Then I tried deluge, but it failed in the same way.
I have a problem that's pretty easy to describe. When I try to install anything from Software Manager in LM12, nothing happens. The install button disappears after I click install, but no ongoing actions occur, it just sits there until I exit. The first thing I tried to install was the UbuntuOne client, just to see if it might work. Then I tried deluge, but it failed in the same way.
Last edited by silvius_discipulus on Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:22 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Can't install anything from Software Manager
Reinstall the Software Manager and see if it gets fixed.
Open terminal and type in "sudo apt-get install --reinstall mintinstall"
Open terminal and type in "sudo apt-get install --reinstall mintinstall"
Re: Can't install anything from Software Manager
This happens to me occasionally as well. It's pretty easy to fix. Close the Software Manager, open terminal -- type "sudo apt-get update" and hit enter. After that, things should work as expected.
Re: Can't install anything from Software Manager
True lol, because the repos get updates regularly and if you don't update the packages list, it won't recognize where to get those packages from.This happens to me occasionally as well. It's pretty easy to fix. Close the Software Manager, open terminal -- type "sudo apt-get update" and hit enter. After that, things should work as expected.
I'm surprised I didn't think of that
Re: Can't install anything from Software Manager
Still no joy. So far I have tried these in terminal:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall mintinstall
sudo apt-get update
apt update && apt upgrade
All of them seemed to do stuff, but I checked after each one and trying to install from Software Manager still does nothing. Any other ideas?
sudo apt-get install --reinstall mintinstall
sudo apt-get update
apt update && apt upgrade
All of them seemed to do stuff, but I checked after each one and trying to install from Software Manager still does nothing. Any other ideas?
Re: Can't install anything from Software Manager
When I try running mintinstall from Terminal, this is what I see:
- $ mintinstall
/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/mintinstall.py:252: SyntaxWarning: import * only allowed at module level
def get_status_description(self, transaction):
/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/mintinstall.py:260: SyntaxWarning: import * only allowed at module level
def get_role_description(self, transaction):
add_categories took 27.501 ms
build_matched_packages took 0.857 ms
2191
add_packages took 7746.050 ms
add_reviews took 2484.693 ms
/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/mintinstall.py:527: Warning: g_object_set_qdata: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
wTree.get_widget("main_window").show_all()
__init__ took 12820.071 ms
show_category took 119.649 ms
Re: Can't install anything from Software Manager [SOLVED]
After searching for lots of different keywords, I finally found the solution in an older thread on this forum. If you experience the same problem I did, do this in Terminal:
And Software Manager will start responding again. Thank you to everyone who gave their input on fixing this.
Code: Select all
sudo mv /var/lib/apt/lists /var/lib/apt/lists.old
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
sudo apt-get update
Re: Can't install anything from Software Manager [SOLVED]
Thanks for the continued effort with this problem.
This method did make the software manager hang around for a little longer than usual, but ultimately, still crashed.
Not "SOLVED" on this machine.
This method did make the software manager hang around for a little longer than usual, but ultimately, still crashed.
Not "SOLVED" on this machine.
Re: Can't install anything from Software Manager [SOLVED]
silvius_discipulus wrote:After searching for lots of different keywords, I finally found the solution in an older thread on this forum. If you experience the same problem I did, do this in Terminal:
And Software Manager will start responding again. Thank you to everyone who gave their input on fixing this.Code: Select all
sudo mv /var/lib/apt/lists /var/lib/apt/lists.old sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial sudo apt-get update
wow i really wanna say great thanks sir ,uh my problem are fixzzzzz now ^_^. god bless yaa
Re: Can't install anything from Software Manager [SOLVED]
That's very cool. Locking the thread now because it's old as dirt.
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