Synaptic (software)

Synaptic Package Manager

Synaptic Screenshot
Original author(s) Alfredo Kojima, Gustavo Niemeyer and Michael Vogt
Developer(s) Conectiva
Initial release November 13, 2001 (2001-11-13)
Stable release
0.84.2 / March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09)
Repository code.launchpad.net/synaptic
Written in C, C++ and Python
Operating system APT-based distros
Type Package manager
License GNU GPLv2[1]
Website www.nongnu.org/synaptic/

Synaptic is a GTK+-based graphical user interface for Advanced Packaging Tool (APT)—the Package management system used by Debian and its derivatives. 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

It also has the following features:

Usage

The package manager enables the user to install, to upgrade or to remove software packages. To install or remove a package a user must search or navigate to the package, then mark it for installation or removal. 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ COPYING
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