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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Synaptic Package Manager Manual V0.1.2</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Synaptic Package Manager Manual V0.1.2"><link rel="next" href="ar01s02.html" title="Main Window"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> Manual V0.1.2</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ar01s02.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div lang="en" class="article"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="index"></a><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> Manual V0.1.2</h2></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Sebastian</span> <span class="surname">Heinlein</span></h3></div></div></div><div><p class="releaseinfo">
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This manual describes version 0.53
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of Synaptic Package Manager.
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</p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2003,2004 Sebastian Heinlein</p></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a name="idm13"></a><p class="legalnotice-title"><b>Legal Notice</b></p><p>
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This document is distributed under the terms of the GNU
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Public license as published by the Free Software; either version 2 of the License,
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or (at your option) later version. A copy of this license can be found in
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, or in the file included with
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the source code of this program.
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</p></div></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a name="idm16"></a><p class="legalnotice-title"><b>Feedback</b></p><p>
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To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding
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the <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> or this manual, use the bug report
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system at <a class="ulink" href="http://www.nongnu.org/synaptic" target="_top">Synaptic Web</a>, contact the mailing list
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<code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:synaptic-devel@nongnu.org">synaptic-devel@nongnu.org</a>></code>
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join the IRC channel #synaptic on irc.freenode.org.
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</p></div></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="index.html#synaptic-introduction">Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s02.html">Main Window</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-overview">Overview</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-toolbar">Toolbar</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-selector">Category Selector</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">Package List</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-properties">Package Properties</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s03.html">Managing Packages</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-install">To Install Packages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-remove">To Remove Packages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-upgrade">To Upgrade Packages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-upgradesystem">To Upgrade the Whole System</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-apply">To Apply Marked Changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-undo">To Unmark Changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-config">To Configure Packages (Debian only)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-docu">To View Documentation for Packages (Debian only)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-changelog">To View the Changelog of a Package (Debian only)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-lock">To Lock a Package to the Current Version (Debian only)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-force">To Force the Installation of a Specific Version</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-fix">To Fix Broken Packages</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s04.html">Repositories</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s04.html#synaptic-repo-update">To Reload the Package Information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s04.html#synaptic-repo-manage">To Edit, Add or Remove Repositories</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s04.html#synaptic-repo-cdrom">To Add Repositories From CD-ROM</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s04.html#synaptic-repo-aptline">The Syntax of the APT line</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s05.html">Custom Filters</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s05.html#synaptic-filter-apply">To Apply Filters</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s05.html#synaptic-filter-edit">To Edit or Create Custom Filters</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s06.html">Known Bugs and Limitations</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s07.html">Keyboard Shortcuts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s08.html">About <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="apa.html">A. GNU General Public License</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="apa.html#idm1208">Preamble</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="apas02.html">TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1225">Section 0</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#sect1">Section 1</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#sect2">Section 2</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1253">Section 3
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</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1271">Section 5
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</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1274">Section 6
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</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1277">Section 7
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</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1283">Section 8
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</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1286">Section 9
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</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1290">Section 10
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</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1293">Section 11
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</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#idm1297">Section 12
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</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="apas03.html">How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
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</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><a class="indexterm" name="idm22"></a><a class="indexterm" name="idm24"></a><a class="indexterm" name="idm26"></a><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="synaptic-introduction"></a>Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p>
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The <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> enables you to install software onto your computer and to manage the software, that is
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already installed. The software is bundled in so called <span class="emphasis"><em>packages</em></span>. A single
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application can even exist of several packages: e.g. the <span class="application">Mozilla Internet Suite</span> is packaged
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to <span class="emphasis"><em>mozilla-browser</em></span>, that contains the actual browser, and <span class="emphasis"><em>mozilla-mail
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</em></span>, that contains the mail client (this example refers to Debian GNU/Linux and can be
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different on your distribution).
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Nearly all applications reuse the functionality of other applications or libraries
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(libraries only provide functions to other libraries or applications and are no stand alone
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applications) to avoid doubled efforts. So the most packages depend on other packages. The <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> resolves the <span class="emphasis"><em>
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dependencies</em></span> for you automatically.
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</p><p>
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Technically the <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> is based on the package manager <span class="application">APT</span> and provides functions, that are
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similar to the ones of the command line tool <span class="command"><strong>apt-get</strong></span> in a graphical environment.
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</p><p>
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In detail <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> provides the following features:
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</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
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Install, remove, configure, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages.
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Upgrade your whole system.
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Manage package repositories.
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Search packages by name, description and several other attributes.
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Select packages by status, section, name or a custom filter.
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Sort packages by name, status, size or version.
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Browse all available online documentation related to a package.
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Lock packages to the current version.
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Force the installation of a specific package version.
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</p></li></ul></div><p>
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</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
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You need root rights to install or remove software packages on your computer.
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You can start <span class="application"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span></span> in the
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following ways:
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</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">
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<span class="guimenu">Cinnamon</span> menu
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Choose
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<span class="guisubmenu">Administration</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span>.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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<span class="guimenu">GNOME 3</span> select Activities
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Choose
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<span class="guisubmenu">Show Applications</span> → <span class="guisubmenu">All</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span>.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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<span class="guimenu">GNOME 2</span> Applications menu
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Choose
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<span class="guisubmenu">System Tools</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span>.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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<span class="guimenu">KDE menu</span>
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Choose
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<span class="guisubmenu">Settings</span> → <span class="guisubmenu">Extra</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span>.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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<span class="guimenu">Mate</span> Applications menu
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Choose
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<span class="guisubmenu">System Tools</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span>.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Command line</span></dt><dd><p>
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To start <span class="application"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span>
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</span>from a command line type the
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following , then press <span class="keycap"><strong>Return</strong></span>:
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</p><p>
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<span class="command"><strong>synaptic</strong></span>
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</p></dd></dl></div><p>
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</p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Caution</h3><p>
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You can render your system unusable.
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</p><p>
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Synaptic allows you to perform changes on the core of your system.
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</p><p>
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Always use <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> with care.
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