This manual describes version 0.46 of Synaptic Package Manager.
Copyright © 2003,2004 Sebastian Heinlein
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Table of Contents
The Synaptic Package Manager is a graphical frontend to the apt package management system. It allows you to perform all actions of the command line tool apt-get in a graphical environment.
The software on your system is organizied in so called packages. The Synaptic Package Manager enables you to install, remove or upgrade software packages. A detailed list of the most important features can be found below.
The modifications are not appled instantly. This allows you to mark several modifications and apply them at once.
Synaptic Package Manager provides the following features:
Install, remove, configure, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages.
Upgrade your whole system.
Manage package repositories.
Search list of known packages by name, description...
Filter list of shown packages by status, section, property and tag.
Arrange list of shown packages by initial letter, status or tag.
Displays all available online documentation related to a package.
Root rights are required to apply changes in the package system.
You can start Synaptic Package Manager in the following ways:
Choose
-> .Choose
-> -> .To start Synaptic Package Manager from a command line type the following , then press Return:
synaptic
You can render your system unusable.
Synaptic allows you to perform changes on the core of your system.
Always use Synaptic Package Manager with care.