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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Main Window</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="up" href="index.html" title="Synaptic Package Manager Manual V0.1.2"><link rel="prev" href="index.html" title="Synaptic Package Manager Manual V0.1.2"><link rel="next" href="ar01s03.html" title="Managing Packages"></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">Main Window</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ar01s03.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="synatpic-win"></a>Main Window</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-win-overview"></a>Overview</h3></div></div></div><p>
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When you start <span class="application"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span></span>, the
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following window is displayed.
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</p><div class="figure"><a name="mainwindow-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 1. <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> Start Up Window</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-start.png" alt="Shows Synaptic Package Manager main window. Contains titlebar, menubar, toolbar, display area, and scrollbars. Menubar contains File, View, Settings, and Help menus."></div></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="table"><a name="table-synaptic-main"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 1. <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> Window Components</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Synaptic Package Manager Window Components" border="1"><colgroup><col class="COLSPEC0"><col class="COLSPEC1"></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left" valign="top">
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Component
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</th><th align="left" valign="top">
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Description
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</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">
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Menubar
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</td><td valign="top">
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Contains menus that you can use to perform actions
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in <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span>.
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
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Toolbar
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</td><td valign="top">
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Provides main actions.
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Category selector</td><td valign="top">
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Provides categories to narrow down the list of shown
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listed packages.
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Package list</td><td valign="top">
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Lists known packages. The list
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can be narrowed down by using filters and categories.
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Description field</td><td valign="top">
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Shows the description of the selected package.
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Statusbar</td><td valign="top">
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Displays global informations about the status
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of <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span>.
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</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-win-toolbar"></a>Toolbar</h3></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a name="idm176"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2. <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> toolbar</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-toolbar.png" alt="Shows the toolbar of the Synaptic Package Manager main window"></div></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
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The toolbar provides the following actions:
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</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">
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Reload
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Reload the list of known packages.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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Mark all Upgrades
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Mark all possible and available upgrades.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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Apply
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Apply all marked changes.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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Properties
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Open the <a class="xref" href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-properties" title="Package Properties">properties</a> dialog of the selected package.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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Search
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Open the package search dialog.
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</p></dd></dl></div><p>
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</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-win-selector"></a>Category Selector</h3></div></div></div><p>
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The selector on the left side allows you to narrow down the packages, that are shown in the <a class="xref" href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list" title="Package List">package list</a>
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by categories.
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</p><div class="figure"><a name="idm213"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 3. Category Selector</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-categories.png" alt="Shows the category selector in the Synaptic Package Manager main window."></div></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
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The following categories are available:
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</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">
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Sections
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Show packages belonging to the
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selected section, only.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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Status
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Show packages of the
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selected status, only.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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Origin
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Show only enabled
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repositories.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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Custom Filters
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Show packages that fit to
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the selected custom criteria, only.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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Search Results
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Show the results of the
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selected search, only.
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</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
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Architecture
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</span></dt><dd><p>
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Show all available computer
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architecture.
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</p></dd></dl></div><p>
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</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-win-list"></a>Package List</h3></div></div></div><p>
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The package list shows the packages of the selected category.
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</p><div class="figure"><a name="idm251"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 4. Package List</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-packagelist.png" alt="Shows the package list in the Synaptic Package Manager main window."></div></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>
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The used status icons are explained in the icon legend. To open the legend choose
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<span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Icon Legend</span>
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from the menu.
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</p></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>
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The column order and the used colors can be changed in the preferences.
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</p></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-win-properties"></a>Package Properties</h3></div></div></div><p>
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To open the properties dialog of a selected package:
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</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
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Choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Properties</span>
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from the menu
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Click on <span class="guibutton">Properties</span> in the toolbar
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</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
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Press the key combination <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>O</strong></span>
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</p></li></ul></div><p>
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</p><div class="figure"><a name="idm284"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 5. Package Properties Dialog</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-packagedetails.png" alt="Shows the package details in the Synaptic Package Manager main window."></div></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
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The notebook provides the following tabs:
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</p><div class="table"><a name="table-synaptic-propertiestabs"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 2. Tabs in the properties dialog</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Tabs in the properties dialog" border="1"><colgroup><col class="COLSPEC0"><col class="COLSPEC1"></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left" valign="top">
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Tab
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</th><th align="left" valign="top">
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Description
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Common
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</td><td valign="top">
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Shows basic information of the package: name, short description, maintainer,
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status, priority, tags <span class="emphasis"><em>(if supported)</em></span> and version.
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
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Dependencies
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</td><td valign="top">
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Lists required, depending, provided, suggested and recommended packages.
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
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Installed Files
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</td><td valign="top">
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Shows installed files for installed packages.
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
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Versions
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</td><td valign="top">
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Shows available versions of the package.
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
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Description
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</td><td valign="top">
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Shows a long description of the package.
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</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p><br class="table-break">
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