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This is Sushanta, started familiarizing with Ubuntu Linux. After a successful installation of Ubuntu version 18.04 in my Fujitsu Life book U772 tried to launch Synaptic Package Manager. Unfortunately, It's not opening. I ask for your kind suggestion in this regard as I need to get access to some software like Dropbox and so on.

Please help me out.

Thanks in advance.

SUSHANTA BARUA
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  • you're probably referring to the software center. please open terminal and type ubuntu-software then if it doesn't open, you should see some output with errors in the terminal. Please paste them in your question – Jan Myszkier Mar 04 '19 at 13:38
  • It can't find. And shows something like : sushanta@sushanta-LIFEBOOK-U772:~$ ubuntu_software

    Command 'ubuntu_software' not found, did you mean:

    command 'ubuntu-software' from deb ubuntu-software

    Try: sudo apt install @janmyszkier

     – SUSHANTA BARUA Mar 04 '19 at 13:56
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    Please edit your question rather than add various new information in comments here and there. copy and paste output from the terminal in your question and then format it as code by using the { } icon on the top of the edit question window. – user68186 Mar 04 '19 at 14:14
  • Well, So far I know Ubuntu Desktop; 18.04 LTS is not a server, which I download and operating now. Would you be so kind suggesting me @user68186 – SUSHANTA BARUA Mar 04 '19 at 14:28
  • Did you realize that you tried "ubuntu_software" instead of "ubuntu-software"? – FloT Mar 04 '19 at 21:27

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I spent almost one day to discover the mystery behind this trouble as I am new here. Anyway, I am answering my question that Synaptic Package Manager does not work on Wayland session where I log in on that session. That's why it was showing errors all the time. This could be helpful for newcomers like me. Anyone should check the log on options by clicking on settings icon appears at the beginning to avoid this kind of problems. Finally, Thanks, everyone :)

SUSHANTA BARUA
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Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+t. Run:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install synaptic

to install Synaptic Package Manger.

For Dropbox you can run in terminal

sudo apt install nautilus-dropbox
Vijay
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