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Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+. Features (as of version 0.62) Install, remove, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages. Upgrade your whole system. Manage package repositories (sources.list). 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 all 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 specifc package version. Undo/Redo of selections. Built-in terminal emulator for the package manager. Debian/Ubuntu only: Configure packages through the debconf system. Debian/Ubuntu only: Xapain based fast search (thanks to Enrico Zini) Debian/Ubuntu only: Get screenshots from screenshots.debian.net	Changelog The changelog is available in the repository with bzr log. You can also view it in the repository. Building synaptic To compile you will need Gtk+ 2.4 (or later) There is optional support for output into libvte.
Last change: 07. Januar 2009	Design 2004 © by Daniel Paarmann

Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+. Features (as of version 0.62) Install, remove, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages. Upgrade your whole system. Manage package repositories (sources.list). 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 all 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 specifc package version. Undo/Redo of selections. Built-in terminal emulator for the package manager. Debian/Ubuntu only: Configure packages through the debconf system. Debian/Ubuntu only: Xapain based fast search (thanks to Enrico Zini) Debian/Ubuntu only: Get screenshots from screenshots.debian.net

Changelog The changelog is available in the repository with bzr log. You can also view it in the repository. Building synaptic To compile you will need Gtk+ 2.4 (or later) There is optional support for output into libvte.

Last change: 07. Januar 2009