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Synaptic Package Manager
	Synaptic 0.81.1
Original author(s)	Alfredo Kojima, Gustavo Niemeyer and Michael Vogt
Developer(s)	Conectiva
Initial release	November 13, 2001; 22 years ago
Stable release	0.75.12 / March 26, 2014; 10 years ago
Repository	github.com/mvo5/synaptic ;
Written in	C, C++ and Python
Operating system	APT-based distros
Type	Package manager
License	GNU GPL
Website	www.nongnu.org/synaptic/

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Synaptic is a GTK+-based graphical user interface for Advanced Packaging Tool (APT). APT is the Package management system used by the Debian and forks. Synaptic is usually used on systems based on deb packages but can also be used on systems based on RPM packages. It can be used to install, remove and upgrade software packages and to add repositories.

Features

Install, remove, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages
System-wide upgrade
Package search utility
Manage package repositories
Find packages by name, description and several other attributes
Select packages by status, section, name or a custom filter
Sort packages by name, status, size or version
Browse available online documentation related to a package
Download the latest changelog of a package
Lock packages to the current version
Force the installation of a specific package version
Undo/Redo of selections
Built-in terminal emulator for the package manager
Allows creation of download scripts (see Usage for more details)

It also has the following features:

Configure packages through the debconf system
Xapian-based fast search
Get screenshots from screenshots.debian.net

When one installs a new package, Aptitude, like Synaptic, automatically installs required packages (called dependencies). But when one removes a manually installed package, Aptitude also has the ability to remove the no-longer-used packages that were automatically installed. The same effect, however, can be achieved through a terminal with an apt command: apt-get autoremove.

Usage

The package manager enables the user to install, to upgrade or to remove software packages. To install a package a user must search for the program they want and mark it for installation. Changes are not applied instantly; the user must first mark all changes and then apply them.

History

Synaptic development was funded by Conectiva, which asked Alfredo Kojima, then an employee, to write a graphical front-end for APT, continuing the work initiated with the creation of the APT RPM back-end, apt-rpm.

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