Questions tagged [synaptic]

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DEBIAN repository signing: a step-by-step guide

I've got many DEBIAN repository for my projects (e.g. EPAPI, erlang-dbus etc.). It seems that now Synaptic wants those to be signed for the packages to appear by default. For the DEBIAN kung-fu masters out there, please provide me with a…
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Processing triggers for python-support?

What is actually going on when synaptic informs me of "Processing triggers for python-support" ?
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Debian 6 Synaptic Package Monitor checkboxes are acting like no software is installed

I was playing with package manager on my debian squeeze, was trying to install php 5.4 instead of php 5.3 and now it acts like everything is removed, I dont see any green "checkboxes" on already installed software, all the checkboxes are clean and…
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apt-get & synaptic: what recently changed?

I've rolled several Debian repositories for my projects (e.g. erlang-dbus) and now on the Ubuntu 9.04 machines I have updated recently, my packages do not show up on Synaptics but I can still manage them through apt-get on a console. How can I…
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Remove empathy from debian 6.0

I want to remove empathy from debian 6.0. But when I try to do it, Synaptic tells that it will remove gnome and gnome-dekstop env. So how to remove empathy without removing gnome?
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UBUNTU - Broken DPKG and Index

Was doing a package update and it ended a process and hung so I rebooted the server and now it will not allow me to perform any more updates. I tried the following to no avail: sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get install -f (I get a message: E: DPKG…
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GUI Package Management on Remote Server

Usually I manage the packages on remote debian servers via SSH using aptitude or apt-get in CLI mode. Aptitude also does have an ugly interactive mode. However, on desktop systems I love the comfort and overall view of GUI tools like Synaptic. Is it…
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Libc6 is broken

After updating python version libc6 was broken on my Ubuntu 12.04 I have libc6 2.18-4 and it broken. It was installed from unstable repo. From precise repo I see 2.15.0 version of libc6. But if I try to force it, I see long list of "To be removed"…
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