1 | <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>Main Window</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"><link rel="start" 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" lang="en"><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" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-win-overview"></a>Overview</h3></div></div></div><p> |
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2 | When you start <span class="application"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span></span>, the |
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3 | following window is displayed. |
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4 | </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="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-start.png" alt=" |
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5 | Shows Synaptic Package Manager main window. Contains titlebar, |
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6 | menubar, toolbar, display area, and |
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7 | scrollbars. Menubar contains File, View, |
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8 | Settings, and Help menus. |
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9 | "></div></div></div><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><table summary="Synaptic Package Manager Window Components" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left" valign="top"> |
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10 | Component |
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11 | </th><th align="left" valign="top"> |
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12 | Description |
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13 | </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> |
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14 | Menubar |
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15 | </td><td valign="top"> |
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16 | Contains menus that you can use to perform actions |
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17 | in <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span>. |
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18 | </td></tr><tr><td valign="top"> |
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19 | Toolbar |
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20 | </td><td valign="top"> |
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21 | Provides main actions. |
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22 | </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Category selector</td><td valign="top"> |
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23 | Provides categories to narrow down the list of shown |
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24 | listed packages. |
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25 | </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Package list</td><td valign="top"> |
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26 | Lists known packages. The list |
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27 | can be narrowed down by using filters and categories. |
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28 | </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Description field</td><td valign="top"> |
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29 | Shows the description of the selected package. |
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30 | </td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Statusbar</td><td valign="top"> |
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31 | Displays global informations about the status |
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32 | of <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span>. |
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33 | </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-win-toolbar"></a>Toolbar</h3></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a name="id2468074"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2. <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> toolbar</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-toolbar.png" alt=" |
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34 | Shows the toolbar of the Synaptic Package Manager main window |
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35 | "></div></div></div><p> |
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36 | The toolbar provides the following actions: |
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37 | |
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38 | </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"> |
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39 | Reload |
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40 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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41 | Reload the list of known packages. |
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42 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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43 | Mark all Upgrades |
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44 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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45 | Mark all possible and available upgrades. |
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46 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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47 | Apply |
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48 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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49 | Apply all marked changes. |
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50 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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51 | Properties |
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52 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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53 | Open the <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-properties">properties</a> dialog of the selected package. |
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54 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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55 | Search |
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56 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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57 | Open the package search dialog. |
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58 | </p></dd></dl></div><p> |
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59 | </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><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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60 | The selector on the left side allows you to narrow down the packages, that are shown in the <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">package list</a> |
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61 | by categories. |
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62 | </p><div class="figure"><a name="id2526345"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 3. Category Selector</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-categories.png" alt=" |
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63 | Shows the category selector in the Synaptic Package Manager main window. |
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64 | "></div></div></div><p> |
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65 | The following categories are available: |
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66 | |
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67 | </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"> |
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68 | Sections |
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69 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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70 | Show packages belonging to the |
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71 | selected section, only. |
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72 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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73 | Status |
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74 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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75 | Show packages of the |
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76 | selected status, only. |
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77 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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78 | Alphabet |
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79 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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80 | Show packages with the |
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81 | selected initial letter, only. |
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82 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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83 | Filter |
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84 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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85 | Show packages that fit to |
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86 | the selected custom criteria, only. |
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87 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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88 | Search history |
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89 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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90 | Show the results of the |
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91 | selected search, only. |
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92 | </p></dd></dl></div><p> |
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93 | </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><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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94 | The package list shows the packages of the selected category. |
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95 | </p><div class="figure"><a name="id2526480"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 4. Package List</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-packagelist.png" alt=" |
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96 | Shows the package list in the Synaptic Package Manager main window. |
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97 | "></div></div></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p> |
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98 | The used status icons are explained in the icon legend. To open the legend choose |
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99 | <span class="guimenu">Help</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Icon Legend</span> |
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100 | from the menu. |
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101 | </p></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p> |
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102 | The column order and the used colors can be changed in the preferences. |
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103 | </p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><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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104 | To open the properties dialog of a selected package: |
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105 | |
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106 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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107 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Properties</span> |
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108 | from the menu |
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109 | </p></li><li><p> |
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110 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Properties</span> in the toolbar |
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111 | </p></li><li><p> |
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112 | Press the key combination <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">O</strong></span> |
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113 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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114 | </p><div class="figure"><a name="id2526625"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 5. Package Properties Dialog</b></p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="figures/synaptic-packagedetails.png" alt=" |
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115 | Shows the package details in the Synaptic Package Manager main window. |
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116 | "></div></div></div><p> |
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117 | The notebook provides the following tabs: |
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118 | |
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119 | </p><div class="table"><a name="table-synaptic-propertiestabs"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 2. Tabs in the properties dialog</b></p><table summary="Tabs in the properties dialog" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left" valign="top"> |
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120 | Tab |
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121 | </th><th align="left" valign="top"> |
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122 | Description |
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123 | </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> |
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124 | Common |
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125 | </td><td valign="top"> |
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126 | Shows basic information of the package: name, short description, maintainer, |
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127 | status, priority, tags <span class="emphasis"><em>(if supported)</em></span> and version. |
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128 | </td></tr><tr><td valign="top"> |
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129 | Description |
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130 | </td><td valign="top"> |
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131 | Shows a long description of the package. |
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132 | </td></tr><tr><td valign="top"> |
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133 | Dependencies |
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134 | </td><td valign="top"> |
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135 | Lists required, depending, provided, suggested and recommended packages. |
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136 | </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> |
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