---
name: "software-center"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "software-center"
version: "5.1.2debian3.1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/software-center"
---

# software-center(1)

manage software

## NAME

software-center - manage software

## SYNOPSIS

**software-center** \[*options*\] \[ *package-name* \| *apt-url*  \| *deb-file* \]

## DESCRIPTION

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

## 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

## EXAMPLES

- software-center

  Display the main screen of software-center.

- software-center gedit

  Display the details view of the gedit package.

- software-center banshee?section=universe

  Display the details view of the banshee package and offer to enable the universe component.

- software-center adobe-flashplugin?channel=maverick-partner

  Display the details view of the adobe-flashplugin package and offer to enable the maverick-partner channel.

- software-center cheese,gtg

  Display a list containing the cheese and gtg packages.

- software-center /home/pgg/skype.deb

  Display the details view of the local debian file '/home/pgg/skype.deb'.

## AUTHOR

**software-center** was written by Michael Vogt \<mvo@canonical.com\>, and this manual page by Andrew Higginson \<rugby471@gmail.com\>.

Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.