Synaptic is a

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and its derivatives. Synaptic is usually used on systems based on deb packages but can also be used on systems based on

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packages. It can be used to install, remove and upgrade software packages and to add repositories.

Features

* Install, remove, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages * System-wide upgrade * Package search utility * Manage package repositories * Find packages by name, description and several other attributes * Select packages by status, section, name or a custom filter * Sort packages by name, status, size or version * Browse available online documentation related to a package * Download the latest changelog of a package * Lock packages to the current version * Force the installation of a specific package version * Undo/Redo of selections * Built-in terminal emulator for the package manager * Allows creation of download scripts (see Usage for more details) It also has the following features: * Configure packages through the debconf system *

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-based fast search * Get screenshots from screenshots.debian.net

Usage

The package manager enables the user to install, to upgrade or to remove software packages. To install or remove a package a user must search or navigate to the package, then mark it for installation or removal. Changes are not applied instantly; the user must first mark all changes and then apply them.

History

Synaptic development was funded by Conectiva, which asked

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, then an employee, to write a graphical front-end for APT, continuing the work initiated with the creation of the APT RPM back-end, apt-rpm.

References

External links

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Synaptic in help.ubuntu.com, including the improvements

Synaptic GitHub page
{{GNOME Dpkg Free package management systems Linux package management-related software Linux PMS graphical front-ends Package management software that uses GTK Software update managers

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