[280] | 1 | <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>Synaptic Package Manager Manual V0.1.2</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="next" href="ar01s02.html" title="Main Window"></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"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> Manual V0.1.2</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ar01s02.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="index"></a><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> Manual V0.1.2</h1></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Sebastian</span> <span class="surname">Heinlein</span></h3></div></div></div><div><p class="releaseinfo"> |
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| 2 | This manual describes version 0.53 |
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| 3 | of Synaptic Package Manager. |
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| 4 | </p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2003,2004 Sebastian Heinlein</p></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a name="id2476914"></a><p class="legalnotice-title"><b>Legal Notice</b></p><p> |
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| 5 | This document is distributed under the terms of the GNU |
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| 6 | Public license as published by the Free Software; either version 2 of the License, |
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| 7 | or (at your option) later version. A copy of this license can be found in |
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| 8 | , or in the file included with |
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| 9 | the source code of this program. |
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| 10 | </p></div></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a name="id2469125"></a><p class="legalnotice-title"><b>Feedback</b></p><p> |
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| 11 | To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding |
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| 12 | the <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> or this manual, use the bug report |
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| 13 | system at <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/synaptic" target="_top">Synaptic Web</a>, contact the mailing list |
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| 14 | <code class="email"><<a href="mailto:synaptic-devel@nongnu.org">synaptic-devel@nongnu.org</a>></code> |
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| 15 | join the IRC channel #synaptic on irc.freenode.org. |
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| 16 | </p></div></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="index.html#synaptic-introduction">Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s02.html">Main Window</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-overview">Overview</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-toolbar">Toolbar</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-selector">Category Selector</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-list">Package List</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s02.html#synaptic-win-properties">Package Properties</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s03.html">Managing Packages</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-install">To Install Packages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-remove">To Remove Packages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-upgrade">To Upgrade Packages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-upgradesystem">To Upgrade the Whole System</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-apply">To Apply Marked Changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-undo">To Unmark Changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-config">To Configure Packages (Debian only)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-docu">To View Documentation for Packages (Debian only)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-changelog">To View the Changelog of a Package (Debian only)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-lock">To Lock a Package to the Current Version (Debian only)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-force">To Force the Installation of a Specific Version</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s03.html#synaptic-pkg-fix">To Fix Broken Packages</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s04.html">Repositories</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s04.html#synaptic-repo-update">To Reload the Package Information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s04.html#synaptic-repo-manage">To Edit, Add or Remove Repositories</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s04.html#synaptic-repo-cdrom">To Add Repositories From CD-ROM</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s04.html#synaptic-repo-aptline">The Syntax of the APT line</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s05.html">Custom Filters</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s05.html#synaptic-filter-apply">To Apply Filters</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ar01s05.html#synaptic-filter-edit">To Edit or Create Custom Filters</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s06.html">Known Bugs and Limitations</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s07.html">Keyboard Shortcuts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ar01s08.html">About <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="apa.html">A. GNU General Public License</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="apa.html#id2531944">Preamble</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="apas02.html">TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532051">Section 0</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#sect1">Section 1</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#sect2">Section 2</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532239">Section 3 |
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| 18 | </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532358">Section 5 |
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| 19 | </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532377">Section 6 |
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| 20 | </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532394">Section 7 |
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| 21 | </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532445">Section 8 |
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| 22 | </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532463">Section 9 |
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| 23 | </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532488">Section 10 |
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| 24 | </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532507">NO WARRANTY Section 11 |
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| 25 | </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532527">Section 12 |
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| 26 | </a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="apas03.html">How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs |
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| 27 | </a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2469157"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2469168"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2469179"></a><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="synaptic-introduction"></a>Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p> |
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| 28 | The <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> enables you to install software onto your computer and to manage the software, that is |
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| 29 | already installed. The software is bundled in so called <span class="emphasis"><em>packages</em></span>. A single |
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| 30 | application can even exist of several packages: e.g. the <span class="application">Mozilla Internet Suite</span> is packaged |
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| 31 | to <span class="emphasis"><em>mozilla-browser</em></span>, that contains the actual browser, and <span class="emphasis"><em>mozilla-mail |
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| 32 | </em></span>, that contains the mail client (this example refers to Debian GNU/Linux and can be |
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| 33 | different on your distribution). |
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| 34 | </p><p> |
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| 35 | Nearly all applications reuse the functionality of other applications or libraries |
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| 36 | (libraries only provide functions to other libraries or applications and are no stand alone |
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| 37 | applications) to avoid doubled efforts. So the most packages depend on other packages. The <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> resolves the <span class="emphasis"><em> |
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| 38 | dependencies</em></span> for you automatically. |
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| 39 | </p><p> |
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| 40 | Technically the <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> is based on the package manager <span class="application">APT</span> and provides functions, that are |
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| 41 | similar to the ones of the command line tool <span><strong class="command">apt-get</strong></span> in a graphical environment. |
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| 42 | </p><p> |
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| 43 | In detail <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> provides the following features: |
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| 45 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 46 | Install, remove, configure, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages. |
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| 47 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 48 | Upgrade your whole system. |
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| 49 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 50 | Manage package repositories. |
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| 51 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 52 | Search packages by name, description and several other attributes. |
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| 53 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 54 | Select packages by status, section, name or a custom filter. |
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| 55 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 56 | Sort packages by name, status, size or version. |
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| 57 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 58 | Browse all available online documentation related to a package. |
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| 59 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 60 | Lock packages to the current version. |
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| 61 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 62 | Force the installation of a specific package version. |
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| 63 | </p></li></ul></div><p> |
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| 64 | </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> |
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| 65 | You need root rights to install or remove software packages on your computer. |
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| 66 | </p></div><p> |
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| 67 | You can start <span class="application"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span></span> in the |
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| 68 | following ways: |
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| 70 | </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"> |
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| 71 | <span class="guimenu">GNOME Applications</span> menu |
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| 72 | </span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 73 | Choose |
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| 74 | <span class="guisubmenu">System Tools</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span>. |
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| 75 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term">KDE menu</span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 76 | Choose |
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| 77 | <span class="guisubmenu">Settings</span>-><span class="guisubmenu">Extra</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span>. |
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| 78 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Command line</span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 79 | To start <span class="application"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> |
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| 80 | </span>from a command line type the |
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| 81 | following , then press <span><strong class="keycap">Return</strong></span>: |
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| 82 | </p><p> |
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| 83 | <span><strong class="command">synaptic</strong></span> |
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| 84 | </p></dd></dl></div><p> |
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| 85 | </p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Caution</h3><p> |
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| 86 | You can render your system unusable. |
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| 87 | </p><p> |
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| 88 | Synaptic allows you to perform changes on the core of your system. |
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| 89 | </p><p> |
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| 90 | Always use <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> with care. |
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