[SOLVED] Self-made problem... I lost Synaptic!

[bidder]

Well, here's a good one. I was having a problem wherein when I clicked on the Synaptic icon it would indicate activity and then nothing. However I could start it as root at the command line. So.... I removed it with the intentio of re-installing and wouldn't you know it: it's not in the repository! I went into PCC and activated auto updates.

I have since discovered that my problem extends to any program that should display a prompt for the root password: they don't.

First things first. Any idea how to get Synaptic back?

[Neal ManBear]

In a root terminal/konsole issue these commands:     

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apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade     

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apt-get install synaptic     

[brucejg10]

Hi,

I just had the same problem with synaptic after I updated to a new sources.list. I then uninstalled it and tried to reinstall but got the message:

"Package synaptic has no available version, but exists in the database.
This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and
never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the contents
of sources.list"

I tried the suggested fix but keep getting the above message.

[Neal ManBear]

Is this on a 2010 version install, brucejg10? Have you ran aptupgrade on it?     

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,92661.0.html     
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,96430.0.html     
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,96300.0.html     

[brucejg10]

This is on a 2010 version updated regularly so it should be the same as 2011. I did try aptupgrade but was told this had already been done.

[Neal ManBear]

This is on a 2010 version updated regularly so it should be the same as 2011. I did try aptupgrade but was told this had already been done.

I see. Then open a terminal (konsole), enter

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su give root password when prompted then enter

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leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list if you are not using LXDE, substitute the text editor for the DE you are using - kwrite, gedit, geany - or whatever editor you prefer. On the line of your selected repo, add 'unstable' at the end -
..... main updates nonfree kde4 games unstable
Save the change. Then in a terminal, as root (su)

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apt-get update && apt-get install synaptic Important: Do not run apt-get dist-upgrade!

After installing synaptic, edit your sources list to remove unstable. This is very important. If you fail to do this, you will end with a borked system.     

[bidder]

This did it! Thanks Neal!

This is on a 2010 version updated regularly so it should be the same as 2011. I did try aptupgrade but was told this had already been done.

I see. Then open a terminal (konsole), enter

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su give root password when prompted then enter

Code: [Select]

leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list if you are not using LXDE, substitute the text editor for the DE you are using - kwrite, gedit, geany - or whatever editor you prefer. On the line of your selected repo, add 'unstable' at the end -
..... main updates nonfree kde4 games unstable
Save the change. Then in a terminal, as root (su)

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apt-get update && apt-get install synaptic Important: Do not run apt-get dist-upgrade!

After installing synaptic, edit your sources list to remove unstable. This is very important. If you fail to do this, you will end with a borked system.     

[brucejg10]

Thanks Neal! that worked for me too.