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As Brasero dropped out of the core apps in 16.04, I tried to install brasero via APT but with no luck

sudo apt-get install brasero

The response tells me that there is no package brasero.

Brasero isn't found in the new Gnome Software either :-(

Do I need a specific PPA or this just because 16.04 is still beta?

EDIT:
For some reason the universe repository was not ticked in Applications & Updates. See answer below for the solution.

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It's probably repository issue, Your /etc/apt/sources.list doesn't contain what is needed. 

sudo echo "deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install brasero

For more informations You can check this article:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/brasero

Edit:

If you're using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Live CD, you can check the Universe checkbox in "Software & Updates" (second one in screenshot) from the "show applications" menu. Universe Checkbox

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  • Note: http://askubuntu.com/q/230476/158442, and not everyone is in the Czech Republic :D – muru Apr 02 '16 at 11:03
  • Not quite sure where our OP is from, im not from Czech tho, thats the 1st repo-link ubuntu web poped me up with :P What did You mean about that command line? I'm used to use it like this on debian or just `sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list` :P – Eska Apr 02 '16 at 11:07
  • `sudo echo … > /some/file` won't work. On Debian, I'd expect you're running around as root, which is why the redirection might work. The linked post explains why `sudo` is ineffective here, and the workaround. – muru Apr 02 '16 at 11:09
  • Ah yes, that may be quite issue tho. I added my user to sudoers just to speed stuff up when i do need it, so right. – Eska Apr 02 '16 at 11:11
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If you are facing similar problems after executing this command 

sudo apt-get install brasero

Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-backports_universe_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

then please do

  1. sudo rm -vf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
  2. Now update list with sudo apt-get update
  3. Install brasero with sudo apt-get install brasero

Work for me Ubuntu 16.04

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I used Synaptic's worked like a charm

system > Admin > Synaptic Package Manager

search brasero rightclick brasero mark for install

click apply Thats it

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