Synaptic (software)
| Package Manager | |
|---|---|
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| Original authors | Alfredo Kojima, Gustavo Niemeyer and Michael Vogt |
| Developer | Canonical Ltd |
| Release | November 13, 2001 |
| Stable release | 0.91.7
/ April 6, 2025 |
| Written in | C, C++, Python |
| Operating system | Debian and derivatives |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Package manager |
| License | GNU GPLv2 |
| Website | github |
| Repository | |
Synaptic is a GTK-based graphical user interface designed for the APT package manager used by the Debian Linux distribution and its derivatives. Synaptic is usually used on systems based on deb packages but can also be used on systems based on RPM packages. It can be used to install, remove and upgrade software packages and to add repositories.