Installing Ubuntu Software Center on Linux Mint 12 RC

A_Future_Pilot
   12 years ago
  1

First install Software Center:
sudo apt-get install software-center

Then Create a new .py file for Linux Mint:

sudo cp -r /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Ubuntu.py/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/
distro/LinuxMint.py

Then edit the new LinuxMint.py file:

sudo gedit /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/LinuxMint.py

Replace the line "class Ubuntu(Debian)" with "class LinuxMint(Debian)"

 

Then you're done!

 

(Credit where credit is due...I got this from here: http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2010/06/howto-use-ubuntu-software-center-in.html#comment-form

Comments
dagon 12 years ago

Shouldn't there be a space in there?

cp -r /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Ubuntu.py /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/LinuxMint.py

premper 12 years ago

After installing the Ubuntu Software Center in Mint, there is no software to buy. With pure Ubuntu there are several cheap software packages. I played Steel Strom, which costs less than $ 10, and was installed under Ubuntu directly from the software center.
Any idea what to do, to get the "buy" button back ?

pablojet 12 years ago

nice .... the software center have to much more programs . it works fine to mi thanks

blueXrider 12 years ago

I suppose I'm missing something here? Before creating a new python file and deleting or renaming anything don't you want to see if the file exists?

Checking /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro

files contained:
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Debian.py
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Debian.pyc
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/__init__.pyc
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/LinuxMint.py
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/LinuxMint.pyc
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/SUSELINUX.py
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/SUSELINUX.pyc
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Ubuntu.py
file:///usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Ubuntu.pyc