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Ubuntu Software application does not display a search ability

Asked by Ben N

When I open Ubuntu Software there is very basic functionality of clicking on categories under the explore tab. There is no search feature at all. This seems like a bug. It is definitely a UI/UX problem. Is this a known bug?

$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu-linux-22-04-02-desktop 5.15.0-84-generic #93-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 5 17:18:46 UTC 2023 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux

On Jammy Jellyfish

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Bernard Stafford (bernard010) said : 		#1

First check to see if it is a snap-store problem.
Open a terminal[ctl+alt+t] :
killall snap-store
sudo snap refresh

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Then reboot your system.

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Ben N (bencodesall) said : 		#2

Clean (new) install

Result of indicated commands from @barnard010:

Fetched 2998 kB in 3s (1149 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
2 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  gjs libgjs0g
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.

No change ... still no search in app

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#3

In the top left corner of the window of the app store you should see a search icon (magnifying glass), and when you press it you get an input window for entering the search text. See e.g. https://dashboard.snapcraft.io/site_media/appmedia/2019/05/snap-store-1.png for the search icon in the top left corner.

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Ben N (bencodesall) said : 		#4

O ... M ... G .... Didn't even register this as a button, ... much less a search dialog opener.

In light theme this is difficult to make out on high-res monitor. Might I suggest an update to the UI component?

LOL. ... please forgive my unfamiliarity with the Ubuntu UI.

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Bernard Stafford (bernard010) said : 		#5

https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/index.html
Ubuntu Desktop Guide
Ubuntu 22.04

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Ben N (bencodesall) said : 		#6

Just to be clear ... after I was pointed to the "answer" by @m-hampl above, this is more of a UI/UX (find-ability) issue than a "read the guide" issue as alluded by @bernard010.

Thanks for the direction regardless. Be well.