Ubuntu 16.04 : Gnome Ubuntu Software Doesn't Open At All

Question

Expected : When I click on Ubuntu Software icon in taskbar or dash, it should open the software center.

Actual : The loading cursor comes in for few seconds and nothing happens. No window. Nothing.

A process for gnome-software is found in System Monitor though.

Tried : Re-installing gnome-software-common. Doesn't solve the issue.

sudo apt-get --reinstall install gnome-software-common

Help?

EDIT :

Running gnome-software from terminal shows following output.

(gnome-software:11311): 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

I found out that it was indeed reported but no solution to those reports too.

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1573453
• http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2321664
• New software centre won't run after 16.04 upgrade

Solution

You can install the classic 'Package Manager' : sudo apt-get install synaptic

If no visible launcher, please start synaptic with : synaptic-pkexec

Comments

[Admin]

Try running gnome-software in a Terminal an edit post with the output.

[Admin]

The fix has been released! (see last comment here) Update through sudo apt update followed by sudo apt upgrade.

[Praveen Puglia]

Did that. No change whatsoever. Still doesn't work. :(