SynapticHowto

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Start Synaptic by selecting:
'''Computer''' -> '''System Configuration''' -> '''Synaptic Package Manager''' (in Ubuntu 4.10 warty) or
'''System''' -> '''Administration''' -> '''Synaptic Package Manager''' (in Ubuntu 5.04 hoary and later)
Start Synaptic by selecting: '''System''' -> '''Administration''' -> '''Synaptic Package Manager'''
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== How to add or remove a repository with synaptic == == How to add or remove a repository with Synaptic ==
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Installing or removing programs is a very straight-forward task. You either find the program of choice in the right-upper part of the synaptic-window or you use the *search*-button to find it. Select it by marking the tick-box and press *Apply*. Synaptic might ask you whether it is ok to install additional packages to satisfy dependencies (they just belong together), say *Yes*. Or it will just install them straight away. Installing or removing programs is a very straight-forward task. You either find the program of choice in the right-upper part of the synaptic-window or you use the '''Search''' button to find it. Select it by marking the tick-box and press '''Apply'''. Synaptic might ask you whether it is OK to install additional packages to satisfy dependencies (they just belong together), say '''Yes'''. Or it will just install them straight away.
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For Hoary Hedgehog and Breezy Badger, the system will keep you informed of any updates. A red circle will appear in the upper right-hand corner by the volume control. For Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) and 5.10 (Breezy Badger), the system will keep you informed of any updates. A red circle will appear in the upper right-hand corner by the volume control. Click on this to bring up the update manager's window.
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=== Warty Warthog === === Browser works, Synaptic will not ===
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To keep your system updated, launch Synaptic. Click on the Reload button, then the Mark all changes button, followed by the Apply button. If the router is set to auto discover DNS then Synaptic will fail.
Resolve this by setting up a static ip address and manually set DNS ip in router.
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You should do this about once a week. If there are no updates, nothing will happen. Now Ubuntu (system-administration-networking) config static ip and enter your ISP dns ip and delete router DNS ip which will look something like 192.168.1.1

== Other Resources ==
Check out dabaR's page: http://dabar.selfip.org/synaptic.html
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Synaptic allows installation, upgrading and removing of programs. These instructions assume that you have permission to run sudo. (If you installed Ubuntu yourself, you do.)

Start Synaptic by selecting: System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager

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How to add or remove a repository with Synaptic

See AddingRepositoriesHowto for how to add and remove repositories

Adding and removing programs

Installing or removing programs is a very straight-forward task. You either find the program of choice in the right-upper part of the synaptic-window or you use the Search button to find it. Select it by marking the tick-box and press Apply. Synaptic might ask you whether it is OK to install additional packages to satisfy dependencies (they just belong together), say Yes. Or it will just install them straight away.

How to keep your system up-to-date

For Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) and 5.10 (Breezy Badger), the system will keep you informed of any updates. A red circle will appear in the upper right-hand corner by the volume control. Click on this to bring up the update manager's window.

Browser works, Synaptic will not

If the router is set to auto discover DNS then Synaptic will fail. Resolve this by setting up a static ip address and manually set DNS ip in router.

Now Ubuntu (system-administration-networking) config static ip and enter your ISP dns ip and delete router DNS ip which will look something like 192.168.1.1

Other Resources

Check out dabaR's page: http://dabar.selfip.org/synaptic.html


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