# Resolved "Ubuntu Software" cannot open on Ubuntu 20.04
###### tags: `Ubuntu` `Ubuntu 20.04`

#clean list of cached packages so Ubuntu Software can read them

> sudo apt clean
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt autoremove gnome-software && sudo apt install gnome-software

The Ubuntu Software Center (software-center) has been upgraded to GNOME Software (gnome-software) in Ubuntu 16.04 and later. The software app has also been renamed to Software in Ubuntu 20.04 and later.