I found an error on right top of the screen in "red cricle" . It say:
A problem occured while checking for updates.
I am not able to open open software updater and software center.
The result of "sudo apt-get update " is pasted below:
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Get:1 http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg [72 B]
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trustyRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports InRelease
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed InRelease
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release.gpg [933 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_IN
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_IN
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_IN
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release.gpg [933 B]
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed Release.gpg [933 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release [63.5 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release [63.5 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed Release [211 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Sources [194 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Sources [2,564 B]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Sources [113 kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Sources [4,775 B]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main i386 Packages [491 kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted i386 Packages [9,256 B]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages [274 kB]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [11.9 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Translation-en
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Sources [78.4 kB]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Sources [2,061 B]
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Sources [20.9 kB]
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Sources [1,922 B]
Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main i386 Packages [248 kB]
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted i386 Packages [8,846 B]
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe i386 Packages [99.4 kB]
Get:23 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages [3,643 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en
Get:24 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/universe i386 Packages [31.3 kB]
Get:25 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/main i386 Packages [152 kB]
Get:26 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/multiverse i386 Packages [2,716 B]
Get:27 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/restricted i386 Packages [3,271 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/universe Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_IN
Fetched 2,092 kB in 56s (36.9 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
The output of running software-centre in terminal is:
ERROR:root:DebFileApplication import
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/__init__.py", line 4, in <module> from debfile import DebFileApplication, DebFileOpenError
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/debfile.py", line 21, in <module> from apt.debfile import DebPackage
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 34, in <module> apt_pkg.init_config()
SystemError: E:Opening configuration file /etc/apt/apt.conf ifstream::ifstream (13: Permission denied)
INFO:softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app:setting up proxy 'http://netmon.iitb.ac.in:80/'
2015-04-23 23:20:22,489 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - setting up proxy 'http://netmon.iitb.ac.in:80/'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 130, in <module> app = SoftwareCenterAppGtk3(options, args)
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py", line 291, in __init__self.cache = get_pkg_info()
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/pkginfo.py", line 245, in get_pkg_info from softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache import AptCache
File "/usr/share/software center/softwarecenter/db/pkginfo_impl/aptcache.py", line 39, in <module> class GtkMainIterationProgress(apt.progress.base.OpProgress):
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'progress'
sudo apt-get update
and post the output in your question. – A.B. Apr 21 '15 at 08:26Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_IN
– user199639 Apr 22 '15 at 04:53Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_IN
Fetched 2,351 kB in 1min 27s (27.0 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
sudo apt-get upgrade
. And post the error if there is one. – A.B. Apr 23 '15 at 15:38software-center
in a terminal and update the question. – A.B. Apr 23 '15 at 17:01