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The system has become too slow and Terminal tool does not work.

I deleted Ubuntu Software Center.

How do I download it again?

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Luckily, the desktop environment runs on top of another terminal, called a TTY. A TTY is a basic terminal found on the system, which the desktop environment runs on top of. To access TTY1, use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+F1.

  1. A text-based login screen should appear. Login with your regular username and password. The password will not appear on-screen.

  2. Use apt-get to re-install the terminal:

    1. First call sudo apt-get update to make sure you will install the latest version.
    2. Then sudo apt-get install gnome-terminal to actually install the missing terminal.
    3. The software center can then be installed with sudo apt-get install software-center.
  3. Sign out with logout. You can return to the regular desktop environment with Ctrl+Alt+F7.

If want more information installing software with the command line, see

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To install Ubuntu Software Center - please follow these 3 steps

To fetch the latest package installations:

sudo apt update

To install all current updates:

sudo apt upgrade

To install the software-center again:

sudo apt install software-center
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