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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3 Answers

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

sudo echo "deb xenial main universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install brasero

For more informations You can check this article:

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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.

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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

I used Synaptic's worked like a charm

system > Admin > Synaptic Package Manager

search brasero rightclick brasero mark for install

click apply Thats it