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I have installed Ubuntu today and everything worked pefectly. But I must have done something wrong because I cannot find or install the Software Center. I tried to install the authoring programm exelearning. There was a problem in the installation and now, when I search in the dashboard for software center the icon and name of exelearning appears. I have tried this command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install software-center

And this is what I got:

beatriz@beatriz-LIFEBOOK-A512:~$ apt-get install software-center
E: No se pudo abrir el fichero de bloqueo «/var/lib/dpkg/lock» - open (13: Permiso denegado)
E: No se encontró un archivo de réplica «/var/lib/dpkg/»

Any help? Since I have only installed some applications until now, I could also re-install Ubuntu and start from zero again. But I would like to solve this problem and specially to know what I did wrong to avoid it in the future.

Thanks, Beatriz.

@enedil: sorry for the misuse of comments/answer question. I'm new here. Won't happen again. @enedil, @Leon95: Thanks for your efforts and help. Nothing worked, possibly because I have some lacks of knowledge. I have reinstalled Ubuntu 10.4 again, I had just started to intall programms and it is the faster solution. I have realized also the Bluetooth icon and the applications Gimp and VLC and maybe others disappeared. I start from zero again.

fossfreedom
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Beatriz Rojo
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  • Please, translate error message to English. – enedil Aug 20 '14 at 18:50
  • Sorry, here the English message:beatriz@beatriz-LIFEBOOK-A512:~$ apt-get install software-center E: could not find the blocking file «/var/lib/dpkg/lock» - open (13: Permission denied) E: did not find a mirror file «/var/lib/dpkg/». – Beatriz Rojo Aug 20 '14 at 19:03
  • It's still Spanish or Portuguese. I can't distinguish. And edit your question, not add a comment. – enedil Aug 20 '14 at 19:06

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you forgot the sudo in your second expression if this is what you typed in.
If the command software-center works you can restore the starter:

  • Open gedit (Type gedit in the "Dash Home")
  • Insert the following text:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Ubuntu Software Center
GenericName=Software Center
Comment=Lets you choose from thousands of applications available for Ubuntu
Exec=/usr/bin/software-center %u
Icon=softwarecenter
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=PackageManager;GTK;System;Settings;
MimeType=application/x-deb;application/x-debian-package;x-scheme-handler/apt;
StartupNotify=true
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=software-center
X-Unity-IconBackgroundColor=#ffbf87
Keywords=Sources;PPA;Install;Uninstall;Remove;Purchase;Catalogue;Store;Apps;
  • Save it as 'Software Center.desktop' in the folder
    '/home/*YourName*/.local/share/applications'
  • Drag it into the Starter bar
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