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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">
2        This manual describes version 0.53
3        of Synaptic Package Manager.
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> 
5                This document is distributed under the terms of the GNU
6                Public license as published by the Free Software; either version 2 of the License,
7                or (at your option) later version. A copy of this license can be found in
8                , or in the file included with
9                the source code of this program.
10        </p></div></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a name="id2469125"></a><p class="legalnotice-title"><b>Feedback</b></p><p>
11                To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding
12                the <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> or this manual, use the bug report
13                system at <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/synaptic" target="_top">Synaptic Web</a>, contact the mailing list
14                <code class="email">&lt;<a href="mailto:synaptic-devel@nongnu.org">synaptic-devel@nongnu.org</a>&gt;</code>
15                join the IRC channel #synaptic on irc.freenode.org.
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
17      </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532340">Section 4
18      </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532358">Section 5
19      </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532377">Section 6
20      </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532394">Section 7
21      </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532445">Section 8
22      </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532463">Section 9
23      </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532488">Section 10
24      </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532507">NO WARRANTY Section 11
25      </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="apas02.html#id2532527">Section 12
26      </a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="apas03.html">How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
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>
28                The <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> enables you to install software onto your computer and to manage the software, that is
29                already installed. The software is bundled in so called <span class="emphasis"><em>packages</em></span>. A single
30                application can even exist of several packages: e.g. the <span class="application">Mozilla Internet Suite</span> is packaged
31                to <span class="emphasis"><em>mozilla-browser</em></span>, that contains the actual browser, and <span class="emphasis"><em>mozilla-mail
32                </em></span>, that contains the mail client (this example refers to Debian GNU/Linux and can be
33                different on your distribution).
34        </p><p>
35                Nearly all applications reuse the functionality of other applications or libraries
36                (libraries only provide functions to other libraries or applications and are no stand alone
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>
38                dependencies</em></span> for you automatically.
39        </p><p>
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
41                similar to the ones of the command line tool <span><strong class="command">apt-get</strong></span> in a graphical environment.
42        </p><p>
43                In detail <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> provides the following features:
44
45                </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>
46                                        Install, remove, configure, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages.
47                                </p></li><li><p>
48                                        Upgrade your whole system.
49                                </p></li><li><p>
50                                        Manage package repositories.
51                                </p></li><li><p>
52                                        Search packages by name, description and several other attributes.
53                                </p></li><li><p>
54                                        Select packages by status, section, name or a custom filter.
55                                </p></li><li><p>
56                                         Sort packages by name, status, size or version.
57                                </p></li><li><p>
58                                        Browse all available online documentation related to a package.
59                                </p></li><li><p>
60                                        Lock packages to the current version.
61                                </p></li><li><p>
62                                        Force the installation of a specific package version.
63                                </p></li></ul></div><p>
64        </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
65                        You need root rights to install or remove software packages on your computer.
66                </p></div><p>
67                You can start <span class="application"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span></span> in the
68                following ways:
69
70        </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">
71                                <span class="guimenu">GNOME Applications</span> menu
72                        </span></dt><dd><p>
73                                        Choose
74                                        <span class="guisubmenu">System Tools</span>-&gt;<span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span>.
75                                </p></dd><dt><span class="term">KDE menu</span></dt><dd><p>
76                                        Choose
77                                        <span class="guisubmenu">Settings</span>-&gt;<span class="guisubmenu">Extra</span>-&gt;<span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span>.
78                                </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Command line</span></dt><dd><p>
79                                        To start <span class="application"><span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span>
80                                        </span>from a command line type the
81                                        following , then press <span><strong class="keycap">Return</strong></span>:
82                                </p><p> 
83                                        <span><strong class="command">synaptic</strong></span> 
84                                </p></dd></dl></div><p>
85        </p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Caution</h3><p>
86                        You can render your system unusable.
87                </p><p>
88                        Synaptic allows you to perform changes on the core of your system.
89                </p><p>
90                        Always use <span class="application">Synaptic Package Manager</span> with care.
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