Re: Always run apt update before clicking on synaptic ?
On Sun 15 Aug 2021 at 20:13:55 +0200, Roger Price wrote:
> man synaptic says « It allows you to perform all actions of the command line
> tool apt-get in a graphical environemnt. »
>
> In the help manual I read « Reload the package information to be aware of
> the latest versions available: »
>
> Does this mean that synaptic does _not_ call apt update, and that I should
> always run apt update manually before clicking on synaptic?
>
> Some experiments suggest that this is the case.
You would have to describe the experiments to have anywhere near a
convincing case that merited close attention.
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Brian.
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