Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala :: Ubuntu Software Center :: No "Install" button.

[peetbull]

Just finished Koala's installation.

The very first utility I turned on is "Ubuntu Software Center" (USC).

It sounded very promising, and, it, ultimately, is!

When I initiated the application, I searched through some packages but I couldn't find the "Install" button.

I thought it might be a bug with "Extra Effects Appearance Setting"; actually, my room-mate suggested it; well, it wasn't.

Then I thought to change "Software Sources" (System > Administration > Software Sources) to the following:


Tab "Ubuntu Software" checked:

Canonical Supported Open Source software (main)
Community Maintained Open Source software (universe)
Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted)
Software restricted by copyright or legal issues (multiverse)


Tab "Other Software":

check both repositories




And, then, I opened "Terminal" and executed the following:


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
When I re-opened USC then "Install" button, "magically" appeared.

I still can't figure why this occured, but I am still sharing it, in case anyone meets this issue.

[Papajerry]

Every time I pick a program to load i get, "Not available in the current data" . How do I get the programs? All boxes in synaptic are green.

[iamthe1]

I suggest running the update manager once before running the Ubuntu Software Center just to refresh the software sources. I hope this works for you guys.

[Un_loco]

Thank you for this post. I was freaking out not able to find the install button for my Audacity! lol I was running around in circles trying to figure it out for 30 minutes.

didnt even think that i had not updated on the fresh install

[hougSTAR]

I have the same issue.

Except when I try to update with Update Manager, it stops at 9 of 28 packages. I tried to do the terminal, but all that went through was the sudo apt-get upgrade.

It says for sudo get-apt update:

E: Could not get lock var/lib/atp/lists/lock - open (resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the list directory

[Cavalryman]

This is what I did and it worked (but your results may vary):

I removed Synaptic from the system. It gave me a dire warning, but I did it anyway. I then rebooted the computer just to be sure.

From the terminal, I ran sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade

The "Install" button magically appeared.

I then re-installed Synaptic from Ubuntu Software Center and restarted my computer.

I have had no problems since. In fact, this is the only issue I have had with Ubuntu 9.10. All my hardware ran flawlessly, although I had to re-install the proprietary driver for my HP CP1215 color laser printer, but I expected that. It may have helped that I had selected all my hardware to "play nice" with Ubuntu 8.04 long ago, but I have had none of the issues that others are complaining about (except the one on this thread). All in all, I consider 9.10 a very nice OS and a step up in functionality.

[mahela007]

sudo ap-get update worked for me.. I didn't have to do anything else.

[djopium]

Just finished Koala's installation.

I still can't figure why this occured, but I am still sharing it, in case anyone meets this issue.

Thanks heaps for sharing that with us. I had the same problem. As soon as I did the update, the USC works fine.

Cheers, OPi

[drparin]

Thank you for posting the solutions.:p

[sevenX]

SOLUTION:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

WORKED GREAT! THANKS!

[daisyfoofpoof]

thanks peetbull! worked great!

[Guuthulhu]

After Vista giving me trouble resulting in a system restore, it was the perfect excuse to go ahead and dual boot Ubuntu again. After ensuring everything was all hunky-dory, I had the same issue - unable to install anything in the Software Center. Thanks to your solution, I can get back to getting myself situated. Cheers!

[kliffs]

When I re-opened USC then "Install" button, "magically" appeared.


The exact same thing happened to me, i did what you said and voila.

[stg1129]

Ok this has been rather frustrating. I've done the sudo apt-get update and upgrade. This was the result:


lalvarez@Office:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://wine.budgetdedicated.com jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://wine.budgetdedicated.com jaunty/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release
Hit http://wine.budgetdedicated.com jaunty Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Ign http://wine.budgetdedicated.com jaunty/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Sources
Ign http://wine.budgetdedicated.com jaunty/main Packages
Hit http://wine.budgetdedicated.com jaunty/main Packages
Reading package lists... Done
sulalvarez@Office:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
lalvarez@Office:~$


I reopened the Ubuntu Software Center and still get the same message "not available in the current data" Is there any other things I can try?!?!