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Old 01-06-2012, 11:09 AM   #1
dglocke
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synaptic package manager won't start on 11.10

Using ubuntu 11.10. When I try to start the package manager it asks for my password but then that form closes & nothing happens. No error messages, no nothing. I uninstalled it & then reinstalled but still nothing. Any ideas on how to fix it?
 
Old 01-06-2012, 11:14 AM   #2
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Which password do you use: user or root? Synaptic wants root password.
 
Old 01-06-2012, 11:18 AM   #3
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user - will now try root & let you know
 
Old 01-06-2012, 11:19 AM   #4
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No package 'synaptic' in Ubuntu 11.10 by default.


Please try : sudo apt-get install synaptic

And then : sudo synaptic

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