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Encyclopedia > Synaptic Package Manager
A screenshot of Synaptic.
A screenshot of Synaptic.

Synaptic is a computer program with a user-friendly GUI developed for the apt package management system used in Linux and other operating systems. Synaptic supports RPM- and deb-based systems after recompilation. The synaptic package manager Downloaded from http://www. ... The synaptic package manager Downloaded from http://www. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Gui is a French form of the male name Guy. ... Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a package management system used by Debian Linux and its derivatives. ... Package management system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Tux, a cartoon penguin frequently featured sitting, is the official Linux mascot. ... In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ... rpm or RPM may mean: revolutions per minute RPM Package Manager (originally called Red Hat Package Manager) RPM (movie) RPM (band), a Brazilian rock band RPM (magazine), a former Canadian music industry magazine In firearms, Rounds Per Minute: how many shots an automatic weapon can fire in one minute On... deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages. ...


Synaptic was created by Alfredo Kojima. It is now maintained by the Mandriva Linux technical staff. Alfredo Kojima has been the lead developer of the Window Maker, the X11 window manager since 1997. ... Mandriva (merger of Mandrakesoft and Conectiva) is a French software company, and creator of Mandriva Linux. ... Tux, a cartoon penguin frequently featured sitting, is the official Linux mascot. ...


External links

  • http://www.nongnu.org/synaptic/

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How to install ANYTHING in Ubuntu! (3896 words)
Synaptic is a graphical program for installing packages and probably the one you'll feel the most comfortable with.
All of these packages are located on the Ubuntu servers for you to download and update; the package manager essentially works like a kind of improved Windows update that will not only keep your operating system updated, but also all of the non-critical programs you've installed through it.
Package manager install: If you want to install it in a way that means it can be easily removed from inside the package manager, first install the package checkinstall.
Synaptic Package Manager - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (190 words)
Synaptic is usually used on systems based on deb packages but can also be used on systems based on RPM packages.
Synaptic development was funded by Conectiva, that asked Alfredo Kojima, then an employee, to write a graphical frontend for apt, continuing the work initiated with the creation of the apt rpm backend, apt-rpm, eventually it became used in Conectiva's install process.
kynaptic is a port of Synaptic for KDE.
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