Synaptic
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Spec sheet
- What it does
- Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt with a GTK-based GUI front end.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Purpose
- Synaptic is a graphical package management tool based on GTK and APT for installing, upgrading, and removing software packages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · packages.debian.org
- Free plan
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · nongnu.org
- Support
- The project’s contribution page invites feedback, bug reports, and feature requests through its mailing list or directly to the authors.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Architecture support
- The Debian package page lists builds for amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, ppc64el, riscv64, and s390x.Read 12 Oct 2026 · packages.debian.org
- Build requirements
- Building requires GTK+ 2.4 or later, with optional support for output into libvte.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Contributors
- The credits page names Alfredo K. Kojima as the original author and Michael Vogt and Gustavo Niemeyer as maintainers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Debian and Ubuntu features
- On Debian and Ubuntu, it can configure packages through debconf and offers Xapian-based fast search and screenshots from screenshots.debian.net.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Dependencies
- It can fix broken package dependencies.Read 12 Oct 2026 · packages.debian.org
- Dependency resolution
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · nongnu.org
- Documentation
- It can browse documentation related to a package when dwww is installed.Read 12 Oct 2026 · packages.debian.org
- Documentation and changelogs
- It can browse online package documentation and download a package's latest changelog.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Downloads
- The site directs users to Savannah for source code and Debian binaries, and says Debian packages are available in unstable and testing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Extensions
- The build option for the extension system is named scripts and is disabled by default.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Integration
- The build instructions list Launchpad support as an integration option that is disabled by default.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Optional components
- The build instructions list VTE for the built-in terminal and Xapian for the quick search filter as optional dependencies.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Other tools
- It supports undo and redo of selections and includes a built-in terminal emulator for the package manager.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Package actions
- It can install, remove, upgrade, and downgrade single or multiple packages, and upgrade the whole system.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Package details
- The package properties view includes package information, dependencies, installed files, available versions, and descriptions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Package formats
- Debian packages (.deb)Read 22 Sep 2026 · nongnu.org
- Repositories
- It can manage package repositories through sources.list.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Search
- It can search and filter the list of available packages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · packages.debian.org
- Search and filters
- It can find packages by name, description, and other attributes, and select packages using status, section, name, or custom filters.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
- Supported platforms
- Linux (Debian)Read 22 Sep 2026 · nongnu.org
- Upgrades
- It supports smart system upgrades.Read 12 Oct 2026 · packages.debian.org
- Version controls
- It can lock packages to their current version or force installation of a specific version.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Where Specifiction places it
- Package Managers#89 of 937.0
