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Package Manager
Screenshot
Synaptic Package Manager on Debian Trixie
Synaptic on Debian Trixie
Original authorsAlfredo Kojima, Gustavo Niemeyer and Michael Vogt
DeveloperCanonical Ltd
ReleaseNovember 13, 2001 (2001-11-13)[1]
Stable release
0.91.7 / April 6, 2025 (2025-04-06)
Written inC, C++, Python
Operating systemDebian and derivatives
Available inEnglish
TypePackage manager
LicenseGNU GPLv2[2]
Websitegithub.com/mvo5/synaptic/wiki
Repository
  • github.com/mvo5/synaptic

Synaptic is a GTK-based graphical user interface designed for the APT package manager used by the Debian Linux distribution and its derivatives.[3] 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.

Usage

Synaptic is a lightweight package manager that enables the user to install, upgrade or remove software packages.[4] 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.[5][6]

History

Synaptic development was funded by the Brazilian company Conectiva,[7] 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

  • Aptitude (software), an ncurses interface for APT
  • GNOME Software
  • PackageKit

References

  1. ↑ Wallen, Jack (3 February 2025). "The Linux tool you forgot about: How Synaptic makes software installation a breeze". ZDNET. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "GNU General Public License, Version 2, June 1991". Bazaar Launchpad (archived). Free Software Foundation. June 1991. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021.
  3. ↑ García, Joaquín (17 March 2013). "Synaptic, un gestor debianita en Ubuntu" [Synaptic, a debianic manager software for Ubuntu]. Ubunlog (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2019. ¿Qué es Synaptic? Synaptic es un gestor de paquetes, de programas visual, es decir, que cuenta con una interfaz e instalamos a golpe de click en vez de escribir como hacemos en la terminal.
  4. ↑ Prakash, Abhishek (4 March 2024). "Using the Lightweight Package Manager Synaptic in Ubuntu Linux". It's Foss. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Delony, David (2 March 2023). "How to Graphically Manage Packages on a Chromebook With Synaptic". Make Use Of. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Hameed, Sharqa (17 October 2023). "How to Install Synaptic Package Manager on Ubuntu". Make Use Of. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Synaptic Package Manager Review". Softpedia. 24 May 2007. Based on this library, Conectiva company considered the development of a tool that should fuse the point-and-click simplicity of a graphical UI with the power of the apt-get command line.


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