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Graphical front-end to apt, the package management system in Ubuntu.

The Synaptic Package Manager is a GUI program that is designed to graphically give a user access to advanced package management, with the ability to modify almost any aspect of the apt repository information, as well as to be able to view a complete list of all known packages. Synaptic has the ability to show you specifics about installed packages, including what its dependencies are (and it will install a package's dependencies if you tell the system to install a package), what files are included in the package, and also gives you the ability to remove/purge/update/upgrade packages as the user deems necessary.

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What does this apt error message ("Download is performed unsandboxed as root...") mean?

I get it after updating in Synaptic Manager I recently did a clean install of Ubuntu 17.04 from 16.10. error message:- W: Download is performed unsandboxed as root as file…
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Apt/Synaptic needs to reinstall package but can't find the archive for it

Running Synaptic I get the following error message: E: The package hl1440lpr needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it. E: Internal error opening cache (1). Please report. Upon accepting the message, Synaptic quits.
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Assign highest priority to my local repository

Summary How can I make apt-get prefer local repository packages instead of downloading again the same package version from official repositories? The local repository is signed and trusted. We've already tried apt preferences priority. Original…
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Fresh install of lubuntu synaptic is missing the search box in the tool bar

A complete new install of lubuntu 11.10 [...17.10] has synaptic 0.75.2ubuntu7 [...0.84.2]. Previously when using synaptic on another system there was a search box in the tool bar where a search string could be entered which would reduce the…
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apt-get vs. aptitude .vs synaptic compatibility

As a former Debian user, I "kind of" remember that I should only use one of the package managers... Either apt-get, aptitude, or synaptic, but not the three in combination 'cause there may be conflicts, they don't mix well. I don't know where I have…
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How to get Quick Filter back in Synaptic [Ubuntu 16.04 and later]

Ubuntu 16.04, Synaptic Package Manager does not have a search box for quick filter. I can use search button, but it opens dialog every time which is really annoying and not convenient. I want to have something like this which we used to have in…
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How to use "apt-get" via "Http-proxy" like this?

I'm trying to use apt-get command on a network that uses a proxy, like this: We use 10.114.7.7 on port 80 as Http-proxy, and after that an authentication window comes up, asking for user name and password. Our Username/Domain is like this:…
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How to have both arch=amd64 and trusted=yes in sources.list of apt package manager?

What do I want to do? You can have deb [trusted=yes] http://pathtoserver/ubuntu bionic main deb [arch=amd64] http://pathtoserver/ubuntu bionic main in sources.list separately. Is there a way I can do deb [trusted=yes, arch=amd64]…
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Command-line equivalences of some tasks in Synaptic

I already use apt-get for most of my package management. Yet, there are times when I occasionally need to use Synaptic to do certain things. I would like to learn the equivalent commands for doing the following things in Synaptic: Check a package's…
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How can I install a package without installing its dependencies?

I'm trying to install Alacarte and the dependencies are huge, basically all of GNOME. I know that they are unnecessary. Is there an option in Synaptic or an apt-get flag for this?
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How to delete a non-working kernel after update?

I have. a simple question. After I updated my kernel, I couldn't boot (stuck on purple screen) unless I chose the old kernel. So how do I delete the new kernel with synaptic. And how do I do this safely? I'm in Quantal Quetzel. My kernel is…
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How do I add the mainline kernel PPA?

How can I add the mainline kernel ppa to the synaptic software sources? I have the url: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ but I am missing the ppa: line.
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What is the difference between remove and completely remove in synaptic package manager?

I did not notice any difference between them. I was hoping "completely remove" will remove all hidden configuration files in the home directories, but it is not doing that. So, what actually is the difference between them? And is it possible to…
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libjpeg.so.62: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I am trying to install hacketyhack software: http://hackety.com/ But i get an issue when installing thir script, libjpeg.so.62: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I checked in synaptics and it is already installed, do you…
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Synaptic Package Manager doesn't launch from the Application Menu

My synaptic package manager is not launching from the application menu but i can launch it from terminal with gksudo synaptic. I have tried several times but I can't launch it from the application menu. The Launch command is synaptic-pkexec (this is…
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