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Post by crosscourt on Dec 8, 2021 1:47:57 GMT
After installing, Synaptic is indicated as installed through software store but there is no icon of any kind to access it. I did an app search and found it and ran it but Im denied the ability to authenticate and use it. I installed Muon package manager to see if it would work and it did. I used Muon to reinstall Synaptic and afterwards an icon appeared and Synaptic worked just fine. This is a problem particularly for newer users as they would have no method of updating the system. Ive done two installs so far using two different live dvds and it happened with both installs on two different systems.
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Post by donchriscoe on Dec 13, 2021 15:31:49 GMT
Thanks Crosscourt for this post. I was wondering why Synaptic was hidden in this distro. Nice to have Muon and Synaptic working.
An alternate method if you do not want to install Muon is this: 1. run Menu Editor 2. create a new menu item 3. add "Synaptic" as name 4. in command section add "synaptic-pkexec" 5. add your own icon 6. save This should be now visible in your menu system.
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Post by crosscourt on Dec 13, 2021 20:16:26 GMT
That wasnt the only issue though. If you search for Synaptic youll find it and can run it but it wont authenticate, meaning theirs an issue with the install. Reinstalling with Synaptic was the only way to solve the issue in my case. Thus using Muon at least for me was the best course of action. Not sure why Synaptic has an issue but this needs to get fixed.
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Post by crosscourt on Dec 13, 2021 20:16:36 GMT
That wasnt the only issue though. If you search for Synaptic youll find it and can run it but it wont authenticate, meaning theres an issue with the install. Reinstalling with Synaptic was the only way to solve the issue in my case. Thus using Muon at least for me was the best course of action. Not sure why Synaptic has an issue but this needs to get fixed.
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Post by Admin on Dec 14, 2021 3:42:27 GMT
Open terminal and type sudo synaptic
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Post by crosscourt on Dec 14, 2021 14:48:28 GMT
You can certainly do that but most users prefer staying with GUI, so the preferable scenario would be for Synaptic to be installed properly and icon available.
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