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Line 1: {{short description\|~~Gtk~~GTK GUI front end for APT package manager}} {{Infobox software Line 33: }} '''Synaptic''' is a [[GTK]]-based [[graphical user interface]] designed for the [[APT (Package Manager)\|APT]] [[package manager]] used by the [[Debian]] [[Linux distribution]] and its derivatives.<ref name = "Garcia, ubunlog, 2013" /> Synaptic is usually used on systems based on [[Deb (file format)\|deb]] packages but can also be used on systems based on [[RPM Package Manager\|RPM]] packages. It can be used to install, remove and upgrade software packages and to add [[Software repository\|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 ==Usage== Line 65 ⟶ 44: {{Portal\|Free and open-source software}} * [[Aptitude (software)]], an ncurses interface for APT * [[Debian]] * [[Kali Linux]] * [[Tails (operating system)\|Tails]] * [[FreeBSD]] * [[OpenBSD]] * [[NetBSD]] * [[GNOME Software]] * [[PackageKit]] Line 96 ⟶ 69: \| title = Synaptic Package Manager Review \| website = Softpedia \| date = 24 May 2007 \| url = https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/Synaptic-Package-Manager-55512.shtml \| quote = Based on this library, Conectiva company considered the development of a tool that should fuse the point-and-click simplicity of a graphical UI with the power of the apt-get command line.}}</ref> Line 109 ⟶ 83: {{GNOME}} [[Category:2001 software]] [[Category:Dpkg]] ~~[[Category:Free package management systems]]~~ [[Category:Linux package management-related software]] [[Category:Linux PMS graphical front-ends]]