Synaptic won't open from panel (Fixed Reinstall)

[Ramchu]

This is a random problem and only happens after my computer has not been rebooted for several days.

I click on the the package manager icon in the panel and the icon comes up for several seconds
but synaptic does not open ( no enter root password prompt )

I can however open a terminal - su to root - enter the root password - type synaptic - press enter
and synaptic opens and operates normally.

After a reboot of the computer then synaptic opens from the package manager icon in the panel
(enter password prompt appears) and synaptic works as expected --  then works for several days
as expected.

Running KDE Desktop fully updated from the pass server.

Anyone have any suggestions ?

Thanks

[Waldo22]

I had the same problem once.  I deleted the icon from the panel, then re-copied it from usr/share/applications/synaptic-kde.desktop back into the panel and it never happened again.

[Ramchu]

Thanks for the reply.
Ill give that a try and in a few days will let you know if it worked.

[bicol_willem]

"Anyone have any suggestions ?"

Not really but have seen such behavior a few times too many to feel confi about it. And not only a "no start" of Synaptic but at times many more if not all apps and at the same time. A reboot fixed it most of the time and the phenomenon is now absent again here. I never found a clue as to what caused it (on more then one machine). A theory of my own was that it was "caused" due to the various updates that came so to say in parts. I duno .... I saw it and it went away... Hope you can say same soon. It is a horrable "feature" if you do a demo ..... 

[Ramchu]

Synaptic once again fails to open as described in my starting post.

Still looking for suggestions - instructions on how to copy to the panel as described - I may have done it wrong.

I had the same problem once.  I deleted the icon from the panel, then re-copied it from usr/share/applications/synaptic-kde.desktop back into the panel and it never happened again.

[rogaven]

please check /usr/bin/synaptic
this is a link to?

/usr/bin/synaptic -> /usr/sbin/synaptic (that no work)
or
/usr/bin/consolehelper (that work)

I've often read that there are similar problems
To resolve the problem please from konsole

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su
<password>
rm -Rf /usr/bin/synaptic
ln -s /usr/bin/consolehelper /usr/bin/synaptic

can someone please confirm that?

[kjpetrie]

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$ ls -l /usr/bin/synaptic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 22 11:24 /usr/bin/synaptic -> ../../usr/sbin/synaptic*



[rogaven]

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$ ls -l /usr/bin/synaptic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 22 11:24 /usr/bin/synaptic -> ../../usr/sbin/synaptic*



can someone tell us how the link must be correct?
as above
or

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$ ls -l /usr/bin/synaptic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Jul 13 04:43 /usr/bin/synaptic -> /usr/bin/consolehelper*

[Bald Brick]

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$ ls -l /usr/bin/synaptic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 22 11:24 /usr/bin/synaptic -> ../../usr/sbin/synaptic*



This seems to be the current default, and it works on my box.

can someone tell us how the link must be correct?
as above
or

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$ ls -l /usr/bin/synaptic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Jul 13 04:43 /usr/bin/synaptic -> /usr/bin/consolehelper*

This appears to be the old default from a year ago and more. (I've looked at a few backups.) It also used to work.


Of course, the .desktop files start Synaptic in slightly different ways depending on whether you're running KDE or not.

[Ramchu]

Now synaptic does not open at all.

Not from the icon in the panel or the menu or from the terminal.
I click on the icon and get the prompt to enter root password and
after entering root password the prompt disappears but synaptic
does not open.

Using the terminal I don't even get the root password prompt.

So now I can't update at all.

Please Help

[rogaven]

Now synaptic does not open at all.

Not from the icon in the panel or the menu or from the terminal.
I click on the icon and get the prompt to enter root password and
after entering root password the prompt disappears but synaptic
does not open.

Using the terminal I don't even get the root password prompt.

So now I can't update at all.

Please Help

It would be very helpful if you tell us what you've done so far

[Ramchu]

It would be very helpful if you tell us what you've done so far

I haven't done anything .

I did look at /usr/bin/synaptic  - and it is an empty document
I also looked at /usr/sbin/synaptic - and it is also an empty document

and that is all that I have done.

Thank You for your response

[rogaven]

you must reinstall synaptic
BUT
is only available in unstable

synaptic-0.57.2-20pclos2011 in main (I think version before aptupgrade)
synaptic-0.57.2-23pclos2011 in unstable (version after aptupgrade)

when come the packets from unstable to main?

[AndrzejL]

Another suggestion is to modify the launcher's command line to:

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kdesu -c "dbus-launch synaptic"
It works here...

Andy

[Ramchu]

Another suggestion is to modify the launcher's command line to:

kdesu -c "dbus-launch synaptic"

It works here...

Andy

Instructions Please