[280] | 1 | <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>Managing Packages</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="ar01s02.html" title="Main Window"><link rel="next" href="ar01s04.html" title="Repositories"></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">Managing Packages</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ar01s02.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ar01s04.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="synaptic-single"></a>Managing Packages</h2></div></div></div><p> |
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| 2 | This chapter covers the basic actions <a href="ar01s03.html#anchor-installing">installing</a>, |
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| 3 | <a href="ar01s03.html#anchor-removing">removing</a> and <a href="ar01s03.html#anchor-upgrading">upgrading</a> |
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| 4 | of packages. |
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| 5 | </p><p> |
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| 6 | Furthermore performing a <a href="ar01s03.html#anchor-dist-upgrade">system upgrade</a>, |
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| 7 | <a href="ar01s03.html#anchor-dwww">browsing</a> the online documentation, |
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| 8 | <a href="ar01s03.html#anchor-changelog">reading</a> the changelog and the advanced actions |
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| 9 | <a href="ar01s03.html#anchor-force">forcing</a> the installation of a specific package version, |
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| 10 | <a href="ar01s03.html#anchor-lock">locking</a> a package to the current version are described. |
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| 11 | </p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-install"></a>To Install Packages</h3></div></div></div><a name="anchor-installing"></a><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 12 | If different version of the same package are available <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> will select the most |
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| 13 | applicable by default. To force the installation of a specific version that is different |
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| 14 | to the default one, see <a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-force" title="To Force the Installation of a Specific Version">the section called “To Force the Installation of a Specific Version”</a>. |
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| 15 | </p></div><p> |
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| 16 | If you want to install a package perform the following steps: |
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| 17 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 18 | Reload the package information to be aware of the latest versions available: |
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| 19 | |
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| 20 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 21 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Reload Package Information</span> from the menu. |
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| 22 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 23 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Reload</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 24 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 25 | Press the key combination |
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| 26 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">R</strong></span>. |
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| 27 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 28 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 29 | Mark the package for installation: |
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| 30 | |
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| 31 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 32 | Double click on the name of the package in the |
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| 33 | <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">package list</a>. |
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| 34 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 35 | Click on the status icon of the package and choose <span class="guimenuitem"> |
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| 36 | Mark for Installation</span> from the menu. |
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| 37 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 38 | Right click on the package and choose <span class="guimenuitem"> |
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| 39 | Mark for Installation</span> from the |
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| 40 | context menu. |
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| 41 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 42 | Select the package and |
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| 43 | choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Mark for Installation</span> from the menu. |
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| 44 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 45 | Select the package and |
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| 46 | press the key combination <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">I</strong></span>. |
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| 47 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 48 | </p><p> |
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| 49 | If the installation of the package(s) requires additional changes, you will be asked |
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| 50 | for confirmation. To also mark the additional changes click on the button <span class="guibutton">Mark |
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| 51 | </span>. |
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| 52 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 53 | Apply the marked changes to actually install the package: |
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| 54 | |
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| 55 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 56 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 57 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 58 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Apply Marked Changes</span> from the menu. |
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| 59 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 60 | Press the key combination |
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| 61 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">P</strong></span>. |
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| 62 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 63 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 64 | You will be asked for confirmation. Check the summarized changes that will be applied. |
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| 65 | To continue with the actual installation confirm the changes click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span>. |
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| 66 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 67 | During the processing of the changes you will see a progressbar. Wait until |
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| 68 | the changes have been applied. This can take some time depending on the number |
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| 69 | of changes. Afterwards you will be returned to the main window. |
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| 70 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 71 | The progressbar is not available on Debian system. Instead you will |
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| 72 | see a detailed terminal output. |
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| 73 | </p></div></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-remove"></a>To Remove Packages</h3></div></div></div><a name="anchor-removing"></a><p> |
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| 74 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 75 | Configuration files and user created data (e.g. a website in "/var/www") are not removed |
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| 76 | from the system by default. |
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| 77 | </p><p> |
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| 78 | <span class="emphasis"><em>Debian only:</em></span> You can change the default behavior in the preferences. |
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| 79 | </p><p> |
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| 80 | <span class="emphasis"><em>Debian only:</em></span> To remove all files related to the package |
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| 81 | choose <span class="guimenuitem">Mark for |
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| 82 | Complete Removal</span> instead of |
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| 83 | <span class="guimenuitem">Mark for Removal</span>. |
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| 84 | </p></div><p> |
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| 85 | </p><p> |
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| 86 | To remove a packages follow these steps: |
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| 87 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 88 | Mark the package for removal: |
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| 89 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 90 | Double click on the name of the installed package in the |
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| 91 | <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">package list</a>. |
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| 92 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 93 | Click on the status icon of the package and choose <span class="guimenuitem"> |
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| 94 | Mark for Removal</span> from the menu. |
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| 95 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 96 | Right click on the package and choose <span class="guimenuitem"> |
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| 97 | Remove</span> from the context menu. |
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| 98 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 99 | Select the package and |
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| 100 | choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Mark for Removal</span> from the menu. |
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| 101 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 102 | Select the package and |
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| 103 | press the key <span><strong class="keycap">Delete</strong></span>. |
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| 104 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 105 | </p><p> |
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| 106 | If the removal of the package(s) requires additional changes, you will be asked |
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| 107 | for confirmation. To also mark the additional changes click on the button <span class="guibutton">Mark |
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| 108 | </span>. |
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| 109 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 110 | Apply the marked changes to actually remove the package(s): |
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| 111 | |
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| 112 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 113 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 114 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 115 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Apply Marked Changes</span> from the menu. |
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| 116 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 117 | Press the key combination |
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| 118 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">P</strong></span>. |
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| 119 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 120 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 121 | You are asked for confirmation. Check the summarized changes that will be applied. |
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| 122 | To continue with the actual removal confirm the changes click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span>. |
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| 123 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 124 | During the processing of the changes you will see a progressbar. Wait until |
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| 125 | the changes have been applied. This can take some time depending on the number |
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| 126 | of changes. Afterwards you will be returned to the main window. |
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| 127 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 128 | The progressbar is not available on Debian system. Instead you will |
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| 129 | see a detailed terminal output. |
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| 130 | </p></div></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-upgrade"></a>To Upgrade Packages</h3></div></div></div><a name="anchor-upgrading"></a><p> |
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| 131 | To upgrade a package follow these steps: |
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| 132 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 133 | Reload the package information to be aware of the latest versions available: |
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| 134 | |
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| 135 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 136 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Reload Package Information</span> |
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| 137 | from the menu. |
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| 138 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 139 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Reload</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 140 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 141 | Press the key combination |
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| 142 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">R</strong></span>. |
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| 143 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 144 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 145 | Mark the package for upgrade: |
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| 146 | |
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| 147 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 148 | Double click on the name of the package with a later version available |
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| 149 | in the <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">package list</a>. |
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| 150 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 151 | Click on the status icon of the package and choose <span class="guimenuitem"> |
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| 152 | Mark for Upgrade</span> from the menu. |
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| 153 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 154 | Right click on the package and choose <span class="guimenuitem"> |
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| 155 | Mark for Upgrade</span> from the |
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| 156 | context menu. |
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| 157 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 158 | Select the package and |
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| 159 | choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Mark for Upgrade</span> from the menu. |
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| 160 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 161 | Select the package and |
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| 162 | press the key combination |
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| 163 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">P</strong></span>. |
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| 164 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 165 | </p><p> |
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| 166 | If the upgrade of the package(s) requires additional changes, you will be asked |
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| 167 | for confirmation. To also mark the additional changes click on the button <span class="guibutton">Mark |
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| 168 | </span>. |
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| 169 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 170 | Apply the marked changes to actually upgrade the package: |
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| 171 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 172 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 173 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 174 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Apply Marked Changes</span> from the menu. |
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| 175 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 176 | Press the key combination |
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| 177 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">P</strong></span>. |
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| 178 | </p></li></ul></div></li><li><p> |
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| 179 | You are asked for confirmation. Check the summarized changes that will be applied. |
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| 180 | To continue with the actual upgrade confirm the changes click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span>. |
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| 181 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 182 | During the processing of the changes you will see a progressbar. Wait until |
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| 183 | the changes have been applied. This can take some time depending on the number |
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| 184 | of changes. Afterwards you will be returned to the main window. |
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| 185 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 186 | The progressbar is not available on Debian system. Instead you will |
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| 187 | see a detailed terminal output. |
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| 188 | </p></div></li></ol></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p> |
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| 189 | To upgrade all installed packages to the latest version, |
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| 190 | see <a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-upgradesystem" title="To Upgrade the Whole System">the section called “To Upgrade the Whole System”</a>. |
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| 191 | </p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-upgradesystem"></a>To Upgrade the Whole System</h3></div></div></div><a name="anchor-dist-upgrade"></a><p> |
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| 192 | <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> provides two methods for marking packages for upgrade: |
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| 193 | </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"> |
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| 194 | Default Upgrade |
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| 195 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 196 | The default upgrade method marks upgrades of installed packages only. |
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| 197 | If the later version of a package depends on not installed packages |
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| 198 | or conflicts with an already installed package, |
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| 199 | the upgrade will not be marked. |
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| 200 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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| 201 | Smart Upgrade (Dist-Upgrade) |
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| 202 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 203 | The smart upgrade method tries to resolve package conflicts intelligently. This includes |
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| 204 | installing additional required packages and preferring packages with |
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| 205 | higher priority. |
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| 206 | </p><p> |
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| 207 | Smart upgrade is also known as <span class="emphasis"><em>dist-upgrade</em></span> in the console tool apt-get. |
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| 208 | </p></dd></dl></div><p> |
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| 209 | |
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| 210 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 211 | Upgrades to a later operating system major releases have to be performed with the |
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| 212 | smart upgrade method, e.g. from Conectiva 9 to Conectiva 10 or from |
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| 213 | Debian Woody to Debian Sarge. |
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| 214 | </p></div><p> |
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| 215 | </p><p> |
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| 216 | To upgrade your system to the latest version follow these steps: |
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| 217 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 218 | Reload the package information to be aware of the latest versions available: |
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| 219 | |
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| 220 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 221 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Reload Package Information</span> from the menu. |
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| 222 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 223 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Reload</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 224 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 225 | Press the key combination <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">R</strong></span>. |
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| 226 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 227 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 228 | Mark all possible upgrades: |
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| 229 | |
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| 230 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 231 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Mark all Upgrades |
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| 232 | </span> in the toolbar. |
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| 233 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 234 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Mark all Upgrades</span> from the menu. |
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| 235 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 236 | Press the key combination <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">G</strong></span>. |
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| 237 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 238 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 239 | Choose the upgrade method. Smart upgrade is recommended. |
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| 240 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 241 | Apply the marked changes to actually upgrade the package(s): |
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| 242 | |
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| 243 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 244 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 245 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 246 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Apply Marked Changes</span> |
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| 247 | from the menu. |
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| 248 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 249 | Press the key combination |
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| 250 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">P</strong></span>. |
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| 251 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 252 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 253 | You are asked for confirmation. Check the summarized changes that will be applied. |
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| 254 | To continue with the actual upgrade confirm the changes click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span>. |
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| 255 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 256 | During the processing of the changes you will see a progressbar. Wait until |
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| 257 | the changes have been applied. This can take some time depending on the number |
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| 258 | of changes. Afterwards you will be returned to the main window. |
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| 259 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 260 | The progressbar is not available on Debian system. Instead you will |
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| 261 | see a detailed terminal output. |
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| 262 | </p></div></li></ol></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p> |
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| 263 | You can change the default upgrade method for further upgrade in the preferences |
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| 264 | . |
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| 265 | </p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-apply"></a>To Apply Marked Changes</h3></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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| 266 | To show packages that are marked for a status change |
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| 267 | only choose the "Marked Changes" filter, see |
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| 268 | <a href="ar01s05.html#synaptic-filter-apply" title="To Apply Filters">the section called “To Apply Filters”</a>. |
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| 269 | </p></div><p> |
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| 270 | To apply marked changes: |
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| 271 | |
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| 272 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 273 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 274 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 275 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Apply Marked Changes</span> from the menu. |
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| 276 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 277 | Press the key combination |
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| 278 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">P</strong></span>. |
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| 279 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 280 | </p><p> |
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| 281 | You are asked for confirmation. Check the summarized changes that will be applied. |
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| 282 | To confirm the changes click on the button <span class="guibutton">Apply</span>. |
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| 283 | </p><p> |
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| 284 | During the processing of the changes you will see a progressbar. Wait until |
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| 285 | the changes have been applied. This can take some time depending on the number |
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| 286 | of changes. Afterwards you will be returned to the main window. |
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| 287 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 288 | The progressbar is not available on Debian system. Instead you will |
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| 289 | see a detailed terminal output. |
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| 290 | </p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-undo"></a>To Unmark Changes</h3></div></div></div><p> |
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| 291 | The following ways allow you to unmark changes: |
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| 292 | </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"> |
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| 293 | To undo the marking of specific packages |
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| 294 | </span></dt><dd><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 295 | Right click on the package and choose <span class="guimenuitem">Unmark</span> from |
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| 296 | the context menu. |
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| 297 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 298 | Select the package(s) and choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Unmark</span>. |
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| 299 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 300 | Select the package(s) and press <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">N</strong></span>. |
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| 301 | </p></li></ul></div></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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| 302 | To undo all markings |
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| 303 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 304 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Unmark All</span> |
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| 305 | from the menu. |
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| 306 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term"> |
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| 307 | To undo the last marking |
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| 308 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 309 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Undo</span> |
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| 310 | from the menu. |
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| 311 | </p><p> |
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| 312 | This step can be repeated. The maxmium number of undo operations can be set |
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| 313 | in the preferences. FIX link |
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| 314 | </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-config"></a>To Configure Packages (Debian only)</h3></div></div></div><p> |
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| 315 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 316 | To use this feature you have to install the package |
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| 317 | <span class="emphasis"><em>libgnome2-perl</em></span>. |
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| 318 | </p></div><p> |
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| 319 | </p><p> |
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| 320 | Debian provides a unified method, called <span class="emphasis"><em>debconf</em></span>, to configure software packages. This feature |
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| 321 | is not supported by all packages. If a package supports this feature the configuration can be done |
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| 322 | through an assistant. |
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| 323 | </p><p> |
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| 324 | To configure a supported package: |
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| 325 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 326 | Select the package that you wish to configure in the |
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| 327 | <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">package list</a>. |
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| 328 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 329 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Configure...</span> from the menu. |
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| 330 | </p></li></ol></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p> |
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| 331 | To get a list of all configurable packages choose the <span class="emphasis"><em>Configurable Packages</em></span> filter. |
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| 332 | </p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-docu"></a>To View Documentation for Packages (Debian only)</h3></div></div></div><a name="anchor-dwww"></a><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 333 | To use this feature you have to install the package <span class="emphasis"><em>dwww</em></span>. |
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| 334 | </p></div><p> |
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| 335 | Dwww provides access to all the installed documentation |
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| 336 | related to package with a web browser. The whole documentation is |
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| 337 | hosted via a local HTTP server. |
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| 338 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 339 | Select the package about that you wish to read additional documentation |
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| 340 | in the <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">package list</a>. |
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| 341 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 342 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Browse Documentation</span>. |
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| 343 | </p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-changelog"></a>To View the Changelog of a Package (Debian only)</h3></div></div></div><a name="anchor-changelog"></a><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 344 | The changelog of native Debian packages can be viewed, only. |
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| 345 | </p></div><p> |
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| 346 | To view the changelog of a native Debian package perform the following steps: |
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| 347 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 348 | Select the package in the <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">package list</a>. |
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| 349 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 350 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Download Changelog</span>. |
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| 351 | </p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-lock"></a>To Lock a Package to the Current Version (Debian only)</h3></div></div></div><a name="anchor-lock"></a><p> |
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| 352 | To lock a package to the current version follow these steps: |
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| 353 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 354 | Select the package that you want to lock in the <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">package list</a>. |
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| 355 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 356 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Lock Version</span>. |
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| 357 | </p><p> |
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| 358 | The <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> will reload the package information. You should now see, that the menu item <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Lock Version</span> is checked. |
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| 359 | Furthermore all actions in the menu <span class="guimenu">Package</span> are disabled now. |
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| 360 | </p></li></ol></div><p> |
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| 361 | To unlock the package uncheck <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Lock Version</span>. |
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| 362 | </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-force"></a>To Force the Installation of a Specific Version</h3></div></div></div><a name="anchor-force"></a><div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p> |
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| 363 | The <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> always selects the most applicable version available. If you force a |
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| 364 | different version from the default one, errors in the dependency handling |
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| 365 | can occur. |
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| 366 | </p></div><p> |
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| 367 | To force the installation of a version of package different to the default one |
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| 368 | perform the following steps: |
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| 369 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 370 | Reload the package information to be aware of the latest versions available: |
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| 371 | |
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| 372 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 373 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Reload Package Information</span> from the menu. |
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| 374 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 375 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Reload</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 376 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 377 | Press the key combination |
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| 378 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">R</strong></span>. |
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| 379 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 380 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 381 | Select the package in the <a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">package list</a>. |
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| 382 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 383 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Package</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Force Version...</span> from the menu to open a dialog with all available versions of the package. |
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| 384 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 385 | Select the version that should be marked for installation. To confirm your |
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| 386 | decision click on the button <span class="guibutton">Force</span>. |
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| 387 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 388 | Apply the marked changes to actually install the forced package version: |
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| 389 | |
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| 390 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 391 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 392 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 393 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Apply Marked Changes</span> from the menu. |
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| 394 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 395 | Press the key combination |
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| 396 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">P</strong></span>. |
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| 397 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 398 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 399 | You will be asked for confirmation. Check the summarized changes that will be applied. |
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| 400 | To continue with the actual installation confirm the changes click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span> |
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| 401 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 402 | During the processing of the changes you will see a progressbar. Wait until |
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| 403 | the changes have been applied. This can take some time depending on the number |
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| 404 | of changes. Afterwards you will be returned to the main window. |
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| 405 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 406 | The progressbar is not available on Debian system. Instead you will |
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| 407 | see a detailed terminal output. |
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| 408 | </p></div></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="synaptic-pkg-fix"></a>To Fix Broken Packages</h3></div></div></div><p> |
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| 409 | <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> will not allow any further changes to the system before all broken packages are fixed. |
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| 410 | </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p> |
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| 411 | To show all broken packages choose the <span class="emphasis"><em>Broken</em></span> filter. |
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| 412 | </p></div><p> |
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| 413 | To correct the broken packages perform the following steps: |
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| 414 | choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Fix Broken Packages</span> from the menu. |
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| 415 | </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p> |
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| 416 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Fix Broken Packages</span> from the menu. |
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| 417 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 418 | Apply the marked changes to actually fix the packages: |
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| 419 | |
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| 420 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 421 | Click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span> in the toolbar. |
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| 422 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 423 | Choose <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Apply Marked Changes</span> from the menu. |
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| 424 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 425 | Press the key combination |
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| 426 | <span><strong class="keycap">Ctrl</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">E</strong></span>. |
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| 427 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 428 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 429 | You will be asked for confirmation. Check the summarized changes that will be applied. |
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| 430 | To continue with the actual repair confirm the changes click on <span class="guibutton">Apply</span> |
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| 431 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 432 | During the processing of the changes you will see a progressbar. Wait until |
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| 433 | the changes have been applied. This can take some time depending on the number |
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| 434 | of changes. Afterwards you will be returned to the main window. |
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| 435 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 436 | The progressbar is not available on Debian system. Instead you will |
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| 437 | see a detailed terminal output. |
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