Ubuntu Software (Software Center) Crash - Ubuntu 16.04

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Ubuntu Software instantly crashes as I try to open it. Tried to access from terminal and gives the following error:

(ubuntu-software:5523): Gs-WARNING **: failed to open plugin /usr/lib/gs-plugins-9/libgs_plugin_xdg_app_reviews.so: /usr/lib/gs-plugins-9/libgs_plugin_xdg_app_reviews.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Try doing sudo apt-get update && apt-get install --only-upgrade gnome-software to update it. Does that fix it ? Seems to be related to this bug. — Jonas Czech, Jun 06 '16 at 08:08
@JonasCz your solution worked for a while but now it is not working anymore. Giving the same error. Any help? — Parikshit S., Jun 27 '16 at 18:53
I don't know what the problem could be in that case - but maybe try updating it again ? — Jonas Czech, Jun 27 '16 at 19:36
Tried already ! Right now using terminal and appgrid for software installations. But will be waiting for the solution. — Parikshit S., Jun 29 '16 at 19:58
The title suggests that ubuntu-software and software-center are the same package. This link says that they are not. https://askubuntu.com/questions/847653/ubuntu-software-vs-software-center — H2ONaCl, Feb 20 '18 at 17:42

score 34 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 21 '16 at 09:37

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I fixed the same problem myself with

sudo apt-get upgrade gnome-software

edited Nov 21 '16 at 09:37

Zanna

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answered Nov 21 '16 at 07:27

Arnab Kumar Chatterjee

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That worked for me but not immediately, reboot was required ! – Krzysiek Witkowski Dec 24 '16 at 20:43
Mine says up-to-date perhaps a new bug in gnome-software. Meanwhile I installed Software-Center. – जलजनक Mar 07 '17 at 15:03

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 21 '16 at 09:37

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I had the same problem with gnome-software not starting at all. I found a solution that worked for me on this Launchpad bug page

Remove all files in ~/.local/share/gnome-software and then the application will start, for example

rm ~/.local/share/gnome-software/*

edited Nov 21 '16 at 09:37

Zanna

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answered Sep 02 '16 at 08:33

David Park

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16.04LTS, this didn't work for me. – जलजनक Mar 07 '17 at 15:01
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17.04 I ran rm ~/.local/share/gnome-software/* and sudo apt-get upgrade gnome-software to fix – muglio Apr 20 '17 at 03:29
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16.04 LTS @muglio this worked for me too – Jeremy Jan 03 '18 at 20:54

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