Missing Add/Remove Programs List In Ubuntu

By Randy Jensen | Dec 24, 2008

I normally use Synaptic Package Manager or the command line to install/remove programs in Ubuntu. Sometimes, however, I like to just look through the list with the descriptions and see how the programs are rated to make a decision on what to install.

Today I opened Add/Remove to find this…
Add Remove Programs Ubuntu 8.10


Synaptic still works fine, but Add/Remove doesn’t show any programs whatsoever. After searching around the Ubuntu forums, I was directed to the fix. Simply type this line into the terminal

sudo apt-get install --reinstall app-install-data app-install-data-commercial

Add Remove Fixed Ubuntu


After this ran, everything worked perfectly. I talked to one person on the forums to see if he knew why this happens, but no one seems to know…Just one of the joys of technology I guess.


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  • Hi, thanks for this helpful tip.
    just wonder why such condition occured.
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