[SOLVED] software center will not stay open

When I select software center, it opens for 1 second then immediately closes. Need some help

Thanks

Hi Fabian,

run a full system update then get back if the problem still persists:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2247

In addition to what Wolfman has said, open Synaptic Package Manager - just search for 'synaptic' in Win 7 Menu search bar - and in the search field near middle top enter 'Software Center/re' - then check mark for reinstallation.

Wolfman and swarfendor437

I am new to this, so I may have done something wrong

I tried to find out how to do a system update, went into system tools / administrator / software update and it would not launch

Then I went into Synaptic package manager and immediately got this error
An error occurred Synaptic Packager Manager

E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty-security_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages)
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main i386 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty-security_main_binary-i386_Packages)
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/restricted i386 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty-security_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/universe i386 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty-security_universe_binary-i386_Packages)

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Thank you for your help

Joe

Hi Joe,

make sure your software sources are set to "Main", see "Software Sources Settings:" here:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2247

Run the following terminal commands (Ctrl + Alt + t) and restart your system:

Code:

sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/*

then:

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -f

Let us know if it helps!.

Thank you for your help and guidance. It worked perfectly.

Joe

Hi Joe,

glad to hear it, have marked as solved!.