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I have recently upgraded from Ubuntu 19.10 to 20.04. But I am able to see two 'Software Updater'.

May i know why there are two Software Updater ? How to remove duplicate one ?

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  • I guess you are referring to software updater and software & updates. A picture will help us better. – Adupa Vasista Jun 08 '20 at 14:58
  • If that is not the case, there may be duplicate entries can arise from multiple `.desktop `files in `/usr/share/applications/`, previously a bug is reported here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1562409. Go through all the comments before deleting any `.desktop` files – Adupa Vasista Jun 08 '20 at 15:07
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    As I said earlier, those two apps are completely different. – Adupa Vasista Jun 08 '20 at 16:02
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    Software Updater looks for and updates apps on your system. Software & Updates is how you control where the updates / apps come from. Software & Updates is also where the Additional Drivers tab is found for video and sometimes audio. They are two different apps. – Terrance Jun 08 '20 at 16:22
  • Related: [What is the difference between Software Updater and Ubuntu Software Updates?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/789668/what-is-the-difference-between-software-updater-and-ubuntu-software-updates) – Eliah Kagan Jul 12 '20 at 00:43
  • I updated to 20.04 from 18.04 just a few days ago and I noticed this too. Thanks for asking. – raddevus Oct 14 '20 at 21:59

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Software Updater and Software & Updates are two separate apps even though their icons are similar in Ubuntu 20.04.

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