Re: Out-Of-Sync Synaptic
Travis Crook wrote:
> Hi All,
> I've noticed that the list of installed software that Synaptic
> tells me and what I actually can use on my box are not the same. For
> example, I can run Evince, but Synaptic tells me that it is not
> installed. I have done something to get them out of sync. My guess
> is that it happened when I upgraded from Etch to Lenny.
> Anyway, is there a way to get Synaptic to "reread" all
> installed software? If so, what is it?
> I haven't had any luck using the almighty Google this time.
>
> Thanks!
>
Do apt and aptitude also show evince as not installed? ie
$ apt-cache show evince
$ aptitude show evince
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Chris.
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