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rdema19403
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ubuntu software center

Ubuntu software center has closed unexpectedly
/usr/share/software-center/software-center any ideas what to do ia m running ubuntu 12.04 64 bit
BlitzenZeus
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Reinstall the software center
sudo apt-get install --reinstall software-center

Another apt program is synaptic also
sudo apt-get install synaptic
rdema19403
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i tried that did not work here is what was on
the terminal
rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall software-center
[sudo] password for rd:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package adobereader-enu:i386 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ sudo apt-get install synaptic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package adobereader-enu:i386 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$

Maxo
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sudo apt-get remove --purge adobereader-enu
sudo apt-get --reinstall software-center
sudo apt-get install acroread
 
rdema19403
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this is the response i get
he package adobereader-enu:i386 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ sudo apt-get install synaptic
Reading package lists... Done

Maxo
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Can you post the full terminal display including the part where you typed in the above commands?

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Internet working?
Does /etc/apt/sources.list have the right entries?
apt-get update spits out what?
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I don't see adobereader-enu as an option on my 12.04 system.
The .i386 on your error makes me think you are running a 64-bit system, so you may not need it.
If you are still getting errors, try removing adobereader-bin.

I find Adobe too slow and cumbersom and run Foxit with Wine. They have a Linux version but it is old and out of date.

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adobereader-enu is from an older version of Ubuntu. You should be able to remove it with the first command I gave. It is causing a dependency problem which is keeping your system from being able to install any new software or run updates.
You can also try the following, and then run the commands I gave above.
sudo apt-get install -f
 
said by man apt-get :

-f, --fix-broken
Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT to deduce a likely
solution. If packages are specified, these have to completely correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when running APT for the first time; APT itself does
not allow broken package dependencies to exist on a system. It is possible that a system's dependency structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which
usually means using dselect(1) or dpkg --remove to eliminate some of the offending packages). Use of this option together with -m may produce an error in some situations.
Configuration Item: APT::Get::Fix-Broken.

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when i click ubuntu software center

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Open a terminal, such as gnome-terminal, run the commands I listed above. Copy the entire output and paste it here.
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rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for rd:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package adobereader-enu:i386 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ ^C
rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$

rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for rd:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package adobereader-enu:i386 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ ^C
rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ sudo apt-get -f
apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.14 for amd64 compiled on Sep 8 2013 03:24:10
Usage: apt-get [options] command
apt-get [options] install|remove pkg1 [pkg2 ...]
apt-get [options] source pkg1 [pkg2 ...]

apt-get is a simple command line interface for downloading and
installing packages. The most frequently used commands are update
and install.

Commands:
update - Retrieve new lists of packages
upgrade - Perform an upgrade
install - Install new packages (pkg is libc6 not libc6.deb)
remove - Remove packages
autoremove - Remove automatically all unused packages
purge - Remove packages and config files
source - Download source archives
build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages
dist-upgrade - Distribution upgrade, see apt-get(8)
dselect-upgrade - Follow dselect selections
clean - Erase downloaded archive files
autoclean - Erase old downloaded archive files
check - Verify that there are no broken dependencies
changelog - Download and display the changelog for the given package
download - Download the binary package into the current directory

Options:
-h This help text.
-q Loggable output - no progress indicator
-qq No output except for errors
-d Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives
-s No-act. Perform ordering simulation
-y Assume Yes to all queries and do not prompt
-f Attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place
-m Attempt to continue if archives are unlocatable
-u Show a list of upgraded packages as well
-b Build the source package after fetching it
-V Show verbose version numbers
-c=? Read this configuration file
-o=? Set an arbitrary configuration option, eg -o dir::cache=/tmp
See the apt-get(8), sources.list(5) and apt.conf(5) manual
pages for more information and options.
This APT has Super Cow Powers.

rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ sudo apt-get ^C
rd@rd-Vostro-2420:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken
[sudo] password for rd:
apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.14 for amd64 compiled on Sep 8 2013 03:24:10
Usage: apt-get [options] command
apt-get [options] install|remove pkg1 [pkg2 ...]
apt-get [options] source pkg1 [pkg2 ...]

apt-get is a simple command line interface for downloading and
installing packages. The most frequently used commands are update
and install.

Commands:
update - Retrieve new lists of packages
upgrade - Perform an upgrade
install - Install new packages (pkg is libc6 not libc6.deb)
remove - Remove packages
autoremove - Remove automatically all unused packages
purge - Remove packages and config files
source - Download source archives
build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages
dist-upgrade - Distribution upgrade, see apt-get(8)
dselect-upgrade - Follow dselect selections
clean - Erase downloaded archive files
autoclean - Erase old downloaded archive files
check - Verify that there are no broken dependencies
changelog - Download and display the changelog for the given package
download - Download the binary package into the current directory

Options:
-h This help text.
-q Loggable output - no progress indicator
-qq No output except for errors
-d Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives
-s No-act. Perform ordering simulation
-y Assume Yes to all queries and do not prompt
-f Attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place
-m Attempt to continue if archives are unlocatable
-u Show a list of upgraded packages as well
-b Build the source package after fetching it
-V Show verbose version numbers
-c=? Read this configuration file
-o=? Set an arbitrary configuration option, eg -o dir::cache=/tmp
See the apt-get(8), sources.list(5) and apt.conf(5) manual
pages for more information and options.

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Do the same thing with the three commands in my original post.