synaptic — graphical management of software packages
Synopsis
synaptic [options]Description
Synaptic is a frontend for the apt package managent system. It allows you to perform all actions of the command line tool apt-get in a graphical environemnt. This includes installing, upgrading, downgrading and removing of single packages or even upgrading your whole system.A manual with detailed instructions can be found in the help menu of Synaptic.
Options
Synaptic accepts all of the standard Gtk+ toolkit command line options as well as the following:- -f, --filter-file=filename
- specify an alternative filter settings file
- -i, --initial-filter=int
- apply the filter with number int at startup
- -o, --option=option
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set an internal option (experts only)
Copyright
Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Conectiva S/ACopyright (C) 2002-2004 Michael Vogt
There is NO warranty. You may redistribute this software under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING.