All apps not showing on Ubuntu 16.04's Software Center

[Jim Byrnes]

On 08/11/2016 02:28 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 11 August 2016 at 00:18, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>> On 08/10/2016 03:53 PM, Colin Law wrote:
>>> ...
>>> Following an upgrade it is possible that you have both Software Centre
>>> and Ubuntu Software installed. As Liam has said Software Centre is now
>>> not recommended (with 16.04) so you may wish to uninstall it to avoid
>>> confusion.
>>>
>>
>> When I first read this I thought that it couldn't be true, but it is as I
>> have them both open right now.  I can't imagine why the install did not
>> remove the old Software Center if it has been superseded.
>
> My understanding is that an upgrade will not remove anything unless it
> is not possible to leave it installed (due to a conflict of some
> sort).  The upgrade software cannot know whether you want something
> that is no longer the recommended app to be removed or not.

That makes sense.  Can't expect the upgrade process to be a mind reader. 
  I guess if it removed something we needed we would be mad about that.

>>
>> I don't think this was my problem. They look different enough that I know I
>> was observing the problem in the new Gnome Ubuntu Software app. Before I
>> posted here I did some googling.  I couldn't find my problem but other
>> people were having problems with it.  A lot of them would come back and say
>> their problem went away on it's own. I am guessing that a reboot fixed it
>> for me.
>
> That does sound like a bug.  To prove it one would have to go through
> the update again, which is a bit tricky.
>
> Colin
>

Regards,  Jim