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- | Synaptic How to | + | ===== Synaptic How to ===== |
Synaptic is a graphical front-end to apt, the package management system in Sparkylinux. It combines the point-and-click simplicity of the graphical user interface with the power of the apt-get command line tool. You can install, remove, configure, or upgrade software packages, browse, sort and search the list of available software packages, manage repositories, | Synaptic is a graphical front-end to apt, the package management system in Sparkylinux. It combines the point-and-click simplicity of the graphical user interface with the power of the apt-get command line tool. You can install, remove, configure, or upgrade software packages, browse, sort and search the list of available software packages, manage repositories, | ||
- | If you prefer to use the command line instead of a graphical user interface, apt-get and aptitude are available. | + | Synaptic is installed by default in all Sparky editions. |
- | Installation | + | If not, install it in a terminal emulator: |
- | Synaptic is installed by default in Debian if you choose the desktop task. | + | sudo apt-get install synaptic |
- | First, you must install it: | + | ==== Configuring Repository |
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- | Open a root terminal window (Applications -> System Tools -> Root Terminal in GNOME) | + | |
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- | apt-get install synaptic | + | |
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- | Configuring Repository | + | |
1. Open Synaptic (Applications -> System Tools -> Synaptic Package Manager in GNOME) | 1. Open Synaptic (Applications -> System Tools -> Synaptic Package Manager in GNOME) | ||
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3. Configure! | 3. Configure! | ||
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+ | ==== Browsing, Installing, Removing | ||
First - open Synaptic (Applications -> System Tools -> Synaptic Package Manager in GNOME) | First - open Synaptic (Applications -> System Tools -> Synaptic Package Manager in GNOME) | ||
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Synaptic shows you all the packages available to you - and marks each one as installed or not installed. You can now navigate and find packages, marking packages you want to install (or remove) by clicking the tick box (or by clicking with the right mouse button on a package), and then click " | Synaptic shows you all the packages available to you - and marks each one as installed or not installed. You can now navigate and find packages, marking packages you want to install (or remove) by clicking the tick box (or by clicking with the right mouse button on a package), and then click " | ||
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+ | ==== Cleaning up packages ==== | ||
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+ | After removing or upgrading there could be some spare packages not required by the package manager any more. To clean up all the spare packages, check and mark (if any) reading the sections: | ||
+ | * Installed (auto removable) | ||
+ | * Not installed (residual config) | ||
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+ | ==== Locking a version ==== | ||
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+ | Synaptic lets you lock a version of a package (packages) you **DO NOT** want to upgrade. | ||
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