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Questions tagged [synaptic-pkg-mgr]

For questions specific to the Synaptic GUI package management utility for Linux. For questions about APT-based package management not specific to Synaptic, use the applicable dedicated tag, such as [apt], [apt-get], or [aptitude].

Synaptic is a graphical user interface for APT (Advanced Package Tool), for Linux package management. It provides the same features as the apt-get commandline utility with a GUI front-end. It can be used to install, remove, and upgrade software packages, manage repositories, and handle other package management tasks.

Synaptic is usually used on systems based on deb packages but can also be used on systems based on RPM packages. It is typically part of the default collection of package management utilities for Debian and its derivative distributions.

Links:
- https://www.nongnu.org/synaptic/
- https://geek-university.com/linux/synaptic/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaptic_(software)

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What's the difference between "Mark for Removal" and "Mark for Complete Removal" in Synaptic Package Manager?

When I right click on a package in Synaptic Package Manager it presents selections for removal and complete removal. What are the differences between these options?
Greg Mattes
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In Ubuntu/Debian, how do I mark a package as non-auto removable?

Suppose I have a package (a Python package in this case) that I install using Synaptic. Because the version of this package is somewhat outdated, I remove it in Synaptic and then install it using easy_install. One of its dependencies was also…
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Which packages are auto-removable in apt/synaptic

What is the definition of "auto removable" and other sections ("manual"?) in Synaptic? Intuitively it should be the list of packages that are not required by other packages but this does not seem to be the case. Same with "manual" and "local" - it…
Marcin Wisnicki
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python 2.6 or 2.7 (scientific packags support) and mint linux which packages to install (-dev, etc.)

Hey, trying to install python 2.6 on Linux Mint 11 "katya" 64 bit. I'm about 6 months hobbyist experience with Python and about an hour and a half with linux mint (had toyed with linux a few years back but it went over my head). Anyway, I'm using…
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Downgrade 'local' packages in Debian/Ubuntu

I recently unticked the "pre-released updates" option in Software Sources on my Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.1 installation. The Ubuntu wiki states the following regarding this source: The proposed updates are updates which are waiting to be moved into the…
Matt Joiner
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How to prevent Ubuntu/Debian users from accessing apt-get or downloading from the web, etc?

Is it possible to have a user in Ubuntu/Debian that does not have access to synaptic, apt-get, dpkg and cannot even download anything from the Web, but has root privileges otherwise? Original post (above translated by aimar): Bonsoir je voulais…
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Can I cancel Ubuntu Update-Manager in progress?

I am using Ubuntu 9.10 and am bothered by the sometimes pretty long update progress. Sometimes I wish to abort the update-manager, apt-get or synaptic because I need to go, but I think it might break anything. How can I do it safely, even if some…
ick
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Error occurred during the signature verification for debian buster repositories

I am trying to refresh repository indexes using Synsptic Package Manager and getting the following error. An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: …
Vishuu
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sources list-synaptic package manager

I am having some trouble and i need a kind/patient individual to assist me. I am new to the world of computers. When i got the computer i had trouble installing bitmessage so a friend suggested i alter the /etc/apt/sources.list. It worked and all…
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Debian: why are the suggested upgrades from apt-get and synaptic different?

I am running Debian Jessie, and this is the content of my sources.list file: deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free I can update the system with apt-get…
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How to solve the problem of broken package list on Kubuntu?

Please I am facing a recent problem with my system. The problem is as follows: 1. I am not able to open the synaptic manager at all. Receiving the error of: E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList…
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Error removing packages in Ubuntu using Synaptic

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and during my tries to free space I've removed several packages such as: openoffice, all editors, and some more packages such as players and printers drivers that I don't need and seem o.k to remove. However, after restart,…
Forge
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uninstall gnome-do plugins

On ubuntu (actualy, linux mint + xfce) I downloaded gnome-do-plugins package from synaptic, I got two problems with that package: it forced me to download a whole bunch of things I don't really want or need, such as evolution (why the hell is it…
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Package visible in Synaptic but not in aptitude?

I can see libfreeimage3-dev in synaptic and have installed it from there, but what is it that I can't see it from the command line? I tried sudo aptitude update... mike@sleepycat:~$ sudo aptitude search '~n.*freeimage3.*' i libfreeimage3 …
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Specify manually installed dependency with Synaptic install

Libevent2.0.5 is the latest version available in the repository but I want to use libevent2.0.21 instead as I'm troubleshooting an error with Transmission. I compiled libevent2.0.21-stable using checkinstall and verified that it shows in Synaptic.…
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