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Unable to install or uninstall apps in the Ubuntu software center. I get an authentication error, and then a popup says I cannot do this operation since I don't have permission. (Yet i'm administrator.) I do not know what to do. If anyone could please tell me, how can I fix this? (Please explain, i'm still a bit new to Ubuntu. Only starting to figure out new things at a slow pace)
Running: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Toshiba Chromebook 2
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  • Have you tried using sudo apt install instead? Crouton is always a mess, but it's such fun.

    – brndn2k
    Mar 15 '17 at 23:00











  • This page might be helpful.

    – Gunnar Hjalmarsson
    Mar 20 '17 at 0:51











  • I'm having the same issue running 16.04 with Crouton. I've tried installing and then running the gnome policykit with /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1, but I get a warning 'Unable to determine the session we are in'. The policykit is running after the warning, but it doesn't resolve the issue.

    – alphaloop
    May 29 '17 at 13:09
















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Unable to install or uninstall apps in the Ubuntu software center. I get an authentication error, and then a popup says I cannot do this operation since I don't have permission. (Yet i'm administrator.) I do not know what to do. If anyone could please tell me, how can I fix this? (Please explain, i'm still a bit new to Ubuntu. Only starting to figure out new things at a slow pace)
Running: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Toshiba Chromebook 2
Dual-boot (Crouton)










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  • Have you tried using sudo apt install instead? Crouton is always a mess, but it's such fun.

    – brndn2k
    Mar 15 '17 at 23:00











  • This page might be helpful.

    – Gunnar Hjalmarsson
    Mar 20 '17 at 0:51











  • I'm having the same issue running 16.04 with Crouton. I've tried installing and then running the gnome policykit with /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1, but I get a warning 'Unable to determine the session we are in'. The policykit is running after the warning, but it doesn't resolve the issue.

    – alphaloop
    May 29 '17 at 13:09














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Unable to install or uninstall apps in the Ubuntu software center. I get an authentication error, and then a popup says I cannot do this operation since I don't have permission. (Yet i'm administrator.) I do not know what to do. If anyone could please tell me, how can I fix this? (Please explain, i'm still a bit new to Ubuntu. Only starting to figure out new things at a slow pace)
Running: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Toshiba Chromebook 2
Dual-boot (Crouton)










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Unable to install or uninstall apps in the Ubuntu software center. I get an authentication error, and then a popup says I cannot do this operation since I don't have permission. (Yet i'm administrator.) I do not know what to do. If anyone could please tell me, how can I fix this? (Please explain, i'm still a bit new to Ubuntu. Only starting to figure out new things at a slow pace)
Running: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Toshiba Chromebook 2
Dual-boot (Crouton)







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  • Have you tried using sudo apt install instead? Crouton is always a mess, but it's such fun.

    – brndn2k
    Mar 15 '17 at 23:00











  • This page might be helpful.

    – Gunnar Hjalmarsson
    Mar 20 '17 at 0:51











  • I'm having the same issue running 16.04 with Crouton. I've tried installing and then running the gnome policykit with /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1, but I get a warning 'Unable to determine the session we are in'. The policykit is running after the warning, but it doesn't resolve the issue.

    – alphaloop
    May 29 '17 at 13:09



















  • Have you tried using sudo apt install instead? Crouton is always a mess, but it's such fun.

    – brndn2k
    Mar 15 '17 at 23:00











  • This page might be helpful.

    – Gunnar Hjalmarsson
    Mar 20 '17 at 0:51











  • I'm having the same issue running 16.04 with Crouton. I've tried installing and then running the gnome policykit with /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1, but I get a warning 'Unable to determine the session we are in'. The policykit is running after the warning, but it doesn't resolve the issue.

    – alphaloop
    May 29 '17 at 13:09

















Have you tried using sudo apt install instead? Crouton is always a mess, but it's such fun.

– brndn2k
Mar 15 '17 at 23:00





Have you tried using sudo apt install instead? Crouton is always a mess, but it's such fun.

– brndn2k
Mar 15 '17 at 23:00













This page might be helpful.

– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 20 '17 at 0:51





This page might be helpful.

– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Mar 20 '17 at 0:51













I'm having the same issue running 16.04 with Crouton. I've tried installing and then running the gnome policykit with /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1, but I get a warning 'Unable to determine the session we are in'. The policykit is running after the warning, but it doesn't resolve the issue.

– alphaloop
May 29 '17 at 13:09





I'm having the same issue running 16.04 with Crouton. I've tried installing and then running the gnome policykit with /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1, but I get a warning 'Unable to determine the session we are in'. The policykit is running after the warning, but it doesn't resolve the issue.

– alphaloop
May 29 '17 at 13:09










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I got the same thing, just go into the terminal and run sudo su. Then, enter the software center with software-center. This worked for me on 14.04, and it should work for you, good luck, fellow Chromebook Linux user!






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    I managed to solve this problem using gksudo.
    First try in bash



    gksudo software-center



    It should ask for a password.
    If this works edit ubuntu-software-center



    gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/ubuntu-software-center.desktop



    and edit



    Exec=/usr/bin/software-center %u



    to



    Exec=gksudo /usr/bin/software-center %u



    This made my toolbar icon work.



    This also works for Synaptic package manager.






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      I got the same thing, just go into the terminal and run sudo su. Then, enter the software center with software-center. This worked for me on 14.04, and it should work for you, good luck, fellow Chromebook Linux user!






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        I got the same thing, just go into the terminal and run sudo su. Then, enter the software center with software-center. This worked for me on 14.04, and it should work for you, good luck, fellow Chromebook Linux user!






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          I got the same thing, just go into the terminal and run sudo su. Then, enter the software center with software-center. This worked for me on 14.04, and it should work for you, good luck, fellow Chromebook Linux user!






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          I got the same thing, just go into the terminal and run sudo su. Then, enter the software center with software-center. This worked for me on 14.04, and it should work for you, good luck, fellow Chromebook Linux user!







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              I managed to solve this problem using gksudo.
              First try in bash



              gksudo software-center



              It should ask for a password.
              If this works edit ubuntu-software-center



              gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/ubuntu-software-center.desktop



              and edit



              Exec=/usr/bin/software-center %u



              to



              Exec=gksudo /usr/bin/software-center %u



              This made my toolbar icon work.



              This also works for Synaptic package manager.






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                I managed to solve this problem using gksudo.
                First try in bash



                gksudo software-center



                It should ask for a password.
                If this works edit ubuntu-software-center



                gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/ubuntu-software-center.desktop



                and edit



                Exec=/usr/bin/software-center %u



                to



                Exec=gksudo /usr/bin/software-center %u



                This made my toolbar icon work.



                This also works for Synaptic package manager.






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                  I managed to solve this problem using gksudo.
                  First try in bash



                  gksudo software-center



                  It should ask for a password.
                  If this works edit ubuntu-software-center



                  gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/ubuntu-software-center.desktop



                  and edit



                  Exec=/usr/bin/software-center %u



                  to



                  Exec=gksudo /usr/bin/software-center %u



                  This made my toolbar icon work.



                  This also works for Synaptic package manager.






                  share|improve this answer















                  I managed to solve this problem using gksudo.
                  First try in bash



                  gksudo software-center



                  It should ask for a password.
                  If this works edit ubuntu-software-center



                  gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/ubuntu-software-center.desktop



                  and edit



                  Exec=/usr/bin/software-center %u



                  to



                  Exec=gksudo /usr/bin/software-center %u



                  This made my toolbar icon work.



                  This also works for Synaptic package manager.







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