Ubuntu Software Center could not determine package or source package name

Bug #1052927 reported by miki warren

This bug report was converted into a question: question #209004: Ubuntu Software Center could not determine package or source package name.

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Bug Description

When I try to open Ubuntu Software Center it closes unexpectedly and says 'could not determine package or source package name'

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miki warren (makeskanotwar) wrote :

When I try to open Ubuntu Software Center it closes unexpectedly and says 'could not determine the package or source package name'

I think I can type the following...but where?! I'm not very good at these things :(

1.) sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*
2.) sudo apt-get update

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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Daniel Hartwig (wigs) wrote :

The program is Terminal, you can type those commands in there.

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