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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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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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What is "the star" communicating in Synaptic?

A star sometimes appears next to things in the Synaptic list. What is the star there for? What is it telling me?
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What's the name of the program that tells you how many packages need to be updated?

what's the name of the program that tells you how many packages need to be updated when you log in? I have it on some machines but not on others. For example, it will say (from memory): 10 packages need updating 5 security patches etc.
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Why can't you have multiple instances of Synaptic?

I would just like to know the reason.
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Installing debian package through Synaptic

I want to install a .deb file. After going through various questions, I came across these three options: dpkg, GDebi and Ubuntu Software Center. However, I want to install the. Deb file via Synaptic Package Manager only. Is there any method by which…
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Synaptic - How can I search in only my installed programs?

I want to use Synaptic Package Manager to search for a keyword and list all packages that contain that keyword in the name or description of the package. I can search for keywords in synaptic, but this shows both installed and not installed packages…
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"synaptic: error while loading shared libraries: libept.so.1.aptpkg4.12"

When I start synaptic, it throws the following: $ sudo synaptic [sudo] password for xxxxx: synaptic: error while loading shared libraries: libept.so.1.aptpkg4.12: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory What is the reason and…
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What does "Missing Recommends" in Synaptic package manager mean?

In the Synaptic Package Manager, under 'Custom Filters,' what is the "Missing Recommends' entry?
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"E: Package ‘synaptic’ has no installation candidate" when trying to install synaptic

ilshat@lpt:~$ sudo apt-get install synaptic Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree Reading state information… Done Package synaptic is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has…
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"Package synaptic is not available" in Ubuntu 16.04

I can't install synaptic package manager in Ubuntu 16.04. I do this: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install synaptic And I see Package synaptic is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the…
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synaptic No protocol specified!! error

I have a problem , i can't open synaptic >:( root@dopeboy:~# synaptic No protocol specified ** (synaptic:6940): WARNING **: Could not open X display No protocol specified (synaptic:6940): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :1 I have try to…
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Unable to remove 'residual config' packages in Synaptic Package Manager

I am using 11.04 with Synaptic Package Manager (Ver 0.70). When I select Status and try to delete packages from the Not Installed (residual config) option, although I can select these old applications (such as Banshee and Evolution which I don't…
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E: The value 'saucy' is invalid for APT

I tried to upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04 (beta2). It was mainly successful, but there was an error concerning libpostproc52. I didn't pay too much attention at the time (I know, bad idea, but there were other things going on). By and large, the…
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How do you use the Synaptic packege manager for downloading packages?

I new to Ubuntu, and have just installed Synaptic. I want to Know how to use it for downloading packages and and software.Please help.
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Synaptic Package Manager: the Properties and Search buttons

In the new version of Synaptic, the Properties and Search buttons are aligned on the right. How can I move the Search and Properties buttons to the left hand side? I tried to replace the file /usr/share/synaptic/gtkbuilder/window_main.ui but it…
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