Cant install anything without the terminal.

[phantommaggot]

HI,
So I've had this really irritating little issue since my first updates after the fresh linux mint 14 install.

Im using mate

Anyways,
Anytime I go to the software portal or another place where I would download programs and applications and try to do so nothing happens. I click the button/link and a new empty browser windows opens. Thats it. Its always a window too not a tab.

How can I fix this problem?

Thanks
-J

[TheDynamicHamza21]

So the software manager is malfunctioning? Can you install programs using the package manager?

[phantommaggot]

So the software manager is malfunctioning? Can you install programs using the package manager?

Pretty sure I can but I'll check again. I got steam installed using the instructions on the page.

I think its a different issue. I've been playing around with it more when I have time.

Anything I try to download or open from a link that needs to open another program to work just opens a browser.

For example, I was attempting to download a torrent from a magnet link. Instead of opening my torrent client it jsut opens a new browser window.

I'll hit the software manager now and see how that goes. I need to decide what I want from there LOL.


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EDIT

Synaptic Package Manager put gnome games on my pc no problem.

Seems like my problem is related to command given to the pc when I click a link that opens a program.