Re: [sr #110074] Is there ANY documentation for synaptic.conf at all?

[Peter Ehlert]

On 10/25/19 10:04 AM, anonymous wrote:
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>                   Summary: Is there ANY documentation for synaptic.conf at all?
>                   Project: Synaptic
>              Submitted by: None
>              Submitted on: Fri 25 Oct 2019 05:04:21 PM UTC
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>                  Priority: 5 - Normal
>                  Severity: 4 - Important
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>                   Privacy: Public
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>          Originator Email: address@hidden
>               Open/Closed: Open
>           Discussion Lock: Any
>          Operating System: GNU/Linux
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> (DISCLAIMER: Excuse my French, I'm royally pissed.)
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> Okay, I have now wasted a whole bloody day to search for documentation which
> explains the options in synaptic.conf and/or the "internal settings".
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> Result: None, nix, nada, zilch.
> There's literally a fucking TON of "beginners guides" available which all
> explain exactly the same, i.e. how to select packages, install and remove
> them, add package sources etc.
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> But no documentation worth the name. None at all.
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> So, could anybody please, PLEASE (with sugar on top) point me to where I could
> find an explanation of synaptic.conf?
have you looked here?: http://www.nongnu.org/synaptic/

have you tried Help from the app?

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