How to install ubuntu software center on linux mint 12

The Ubuntu Software Centre gives you instant access to thousands of free and open-source applications. And now you can buy apps from some of the leading providers too. All our software is easy to find and install so you can have a customised desktop that suits you in no time.

First install Software Center using the following command

sudo apt-get install software-center

Then Create a new .py file for Linux Mint

cp -r /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/Ubuntu.py /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/LinuxMint.py

Then edit the new LinuxMint.py file

sudo gedit /usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/distro/LinuxMint.py

Replace the line "class Ubuntu(Debian)" with "class LinuxMint(Debian)"