1. NAME▲

software-center - manage software

2. SYNOPSIS ▲

software-center [options] PACKAGE

3. DESCRIPTION ▲

software-center a graphical interface for package management in Ubuntu.

4. OPTIONS ▲

Listed below are the command line options for software-center:

  • --version
        show program's version number and exit
  • -h, --help
        show this help message and exit
  • --debug
        enable debug mode

5. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES ▲

  • PACKAGE
        Opens software-center at the page for PACKAGE

6. EXAMPLES ▲

  • software-center
        Opens software-center at the lobby screen.
  • software-center gedit
        Opens software-center at the page for the gedit package.

7. AUTHOR ▲

software-center was written by Michael Vogt <>, and this manual page by Andrew Higginson <>. Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.