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Ron

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Registered: 2018-04-22

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Synaptic problem, or what?

So I've noticed since installing Devuan 6 that for every app I highlight in Synaptic, then click "Get Screenshot," I always get an empty window. I know not everything has a screenshot, and I'd bet it's over 75% that don't. But I must have tried over 50 things, and not a one gives a screenshot. Is something wrong here? Have all the screenshots been removed? I know I've tried some that I have gotten a screenshot for in the past (for one, Aisleriot). Anybody else notice this? It's also making me wonder if anything else is wrong. The last update I got was on December 7. Has anybody gotten anything after that date?

yohno

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Registered: 2019-09-25

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

Seems the same problem is encountered in Ubuntu as well. Confirmed as well by seeing op's comment.

Synaptic screenshots of applications not working: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/synaptic … king/69398

Ron

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

That post in your link is already over 2 months old, and still isn't fixed. I get the feeling this might never be fixed. Can it be manually fixed, seeing that the issue is apparently that Synaptic can't handle the screenshots coming over https vs. http?

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Ron

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

So following a link within the link given above, I found that someone has (supposedly) fixed it, here:
https://github.com/mvo5/synaptic/issues … 3616629445

Following the link in the link I just gave I found the deb installer. If I were to install it, how do I go about it? Should I purge the Synaptic now on my system, then install the fixed one?

RedGreen925

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Registered: 2024-12-07

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

Should I purge the Synaptic now on my system, then install the fixed one?

Should just be a simple sudo dpkg -i synaptic_downloaded.deb which will overwrite the version installed. With its higher version number as it has the +nmu1 added to the version number telling the system that it is newer higher versioned packaged than the plain 0.97.1 installed now.

Ron

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

So when I double click the deb file I get a message saying it requires the installation of 115 additional packages. That's turning me off of installing it. Is there a way to install it without those 115 extra things? I mean, I already have a version installed . . . why would a simple update need an additional 115 packages when the current version doesn't?

RedGreen925

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

it requires the installation of 115 additional packages. Is there a way to install it without those 115 extra things?

Yes follow the instructions on that page to build it on your system with the already existing packages you have. This is the problem with using random .deb files built by other people on their system not an exact copy of the system you are using having built it.

greenjeans

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

So when I double click the deb file I get a message saying it requires the installation of 115 additional packages.

Are you sure you got the right version? For Debian 13?

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Ron

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

Yes follow the instructions on that page to build it on your system

I tried building something from source once, and the resultant app caused an unstable system requiring a reinstall, so I'm hesitant to try building from source again. If I do, just run these 3 commands in terminal?

git clone https://github.com/mvo5/synaptic.git
cd synaptic
debuild

Are you sure you got the right version? For Debian 13?

Yes.

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RedGreen925

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

If I do, just run these 3 commands in terminal?

Yes if you have the build-essential and build-depends for synaptic installed that should probably do it. I doubt the package you got is built for Debian 13/Devuan 6 a simulated install here shows very few packages needed for a fresh install.

root@9600k:~# agis synaptic

Installing:                     
  synaptic

Installing dependencies:
  libcairo-gobject-perl  libextutils-depends-perl           libglib-perl
  libcairo-perl          libglib-object-introspection-perl  libgtk3-perl

Suggested packages:
  libfont-freetype-perl  dwww       apt-xapian-index
  libxml-libxml-perl     deborphan  software-properties-gtk

Summary:
  Upgrading: 0, Installing: 7, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 1
Inst libcairo-perl (1.109-5+b1 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
Inst libextutils-depends-perl (0.8002-1 Devuan:6.0/stable [all])
Inst libglib-perl (3:1.329.3-3+b3 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
Inst libcairo-gobject-perl (1.005-4+b4 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
Inst libglib-object-introspection-perl (0.051-2+b1 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
Inst libgtk3-perl (0.038-3 Devuan:6.0/stable [all])
Inst synaptic (0.91.7 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
Conf libcairo-perl (1.109-5+b1 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
Conf libextutils-depends-perl (0.8002-1 Devuan:6.0/stable [all])
Conf libglib-perl (3:1.329.3-3+b3 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
Conf libcairo-gobject-perl (1.005-4+b4 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
Conf libglib-object-introspection-perl (0.051-2+b1 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
Conf libgtk3-perl (0.038-3 Devuan:6.0/stable [all])
Conf synaptic (0.91.7 Devuan:6.0/stable [amd64])
root@9600k:~# alias agis
alias agis='apt -s install'

Ron

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Re: Synaptic problem, or what?

I doubt the package you got is built for Debian 13/Devuan 6

Well, this is where I got it from (note the ending of the address):

https://download.opensuse.org/repositor … Debian_13/

So if it's wrong, then it's PeterBBB's mistake, not mine. But anyway, now trying it from the terminal, right off the bat, first command, I get this:

$ git clone https://github.com/mvo5/synaptic.git
bash: git: command not found

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