Ultimate Edition 3.4 Lite - No Software Center?

[Mastodonian]

I am so close to having Ultimate Edition 3.4 Lite as my main OS, but I can't seem to find a way to install programs other than manually or through a terminal. I'm not very savvy when it comes to the Synaptic Package Manager, but I tried to install Ubuntu Software Center, and it will not launch. I've tried using a few fixes from forums, but to no success. I've noticed that most other version of Ultimate Edition include at least one Software Center. It makes me wonder why 3.4 lite didn't.

It's probably because I'm so used to using the Mint software center as my main program for uninstalling/installing programs I need. Now that I don't have one I don't know how to install the programs I do need and remove the one's I'll never use.

One other off-topic question: I've read that updating Ultimate Edition via any other method than sudo apt-get update will cause some things to go bonkers. Is there a safe way to do this? Can I use the Synaptic Package Manager? What about the update manager?

[TheeMahn]

Ultimate Edition 3.4.1 lite I believe has it (the easy route and more advanced answer), let me take a sec to put you up to date. I am sure the general populus would love to know how I did it. I try not to hide anything from anyone. If it is not the folowing will achive the task.

You will have to be root to be able to preform the following.

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sudo passwd

enter your password 3 times.
now you have a super user account, let's engage it. Please do not use it regularly until you are very comfortable on Linux.

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su

For those that do not have it:

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apt-get install software-center

Errors will be dropped (we won't care later):

Importing extras.ubuntu.com keyring
OK
Processing extras.ubuntu.com removal keyring
OK
Setting up software-center (5.2.9) ...
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 25, in <module>
from softwarecenter.db.application import Application, AppDetails
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/application.py", line 27, in <module>
import softwarecenter.distro
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py", line 194, in <module>
distro_instance = _get_distro()
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py", line 169, in _get_distro
module = __import__(distro_id, globals(), locals(), [], -1)
ImportError: No module named Ultimate_Edition_Lite
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/update-software-center", line 38, in <module>
from softwarecenter.db.update import rebuild_database
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/update.py", line 33, in <module>
from softwarecenter.distro import get_distro
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py", line 194, in <module>
distro_instance = _get_distro()
File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py", line 169, in _get_distro
module = __import__(distro_id, globals(), locals(), [], -1)
ImportError: No module named Ultimate_Edition_Lite
Setting up update-notifier (0.119ubuntu8.6) ...
Setting up sessioninstaller (0.20+bzr128-0ubuntu1.2) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/gst-install to provide /usr/bin/gstreamer-codec-install (gstreamer-codec-install) in auto mode.

Let's rectify the situation (su is now an absolute must):

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#Templates = for synaptic etc.
cp /usr/share/python-apt/templates/Ubuntu.info /usr/share/python-apt/templates/Ultimate_Edition.info
cp /usr/share/python-apt/templates/Ubuntu.mirrors /usr/share/python-apt/templates/Ultimate_Edition.mirrors
cp /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Ubuntu.py /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Ultimate_Edition_Lite.py
sed -i 's/Ubuntu/Ultimate_Edition_Lite/g' /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Ultimate_Edition_Lite.py

The xapian database needs to be created in order for it to function, let's re-install:

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apt-get install --reinstall software-center

They try to hide the icon depending on enviornment, lets let me know if you need further assistance and I will take care of that as well.

after reboot should be under System >> Administration >>

[Mastodonian]

Hey Theeman, thanks for taking the time to help me out.

I tried the above several times to no success. Would it be best if I upgraded to 3.4.1? I normally take LTS over any other release because stability is my biggest concern, and I would use normal 3.4 but I'd really miss that Gnome 2 desktop, but if it came down to fixing my problem I'd suffice.

Another issue I've been having is anytime I start up I get a flood of pop-ups, mostly related to programs crashing (USC included) and asking to send an error report. Other popups report that certain programs are having issues and need to be updated from the Update Manager. On another note when I did my previous install and just blindly ran all the updates from the Update Manager (it showed as a Partial Update for some reason) the desktop looked a bit different (missing a few cool gadgets you had placed on the bars) but I didn't have any of the issues.

Another issue comes from Compiz itself. I followed the guide showing how to fix the screen flickering with nVidia graphics drivers here on the forum, but I'm still getting an issue with changing windows. Compiz will swing the other window around with a very nice effect, but half the time the screen will be completely white. Other times when I'm going through the menus the dropdown menus will be while also.