Editing Synaptic (software) (section)

{{short description|GTK GUI front end for APT package manager}}

{{Infobox software
| name                   = mySynaptic
| title                  = Package Manager
| logo                   = File:Synaptic.png
| logo caption           =
| logo_size              =
| logo_alt               =
| screenshot             = [[File:Synaptic Package Manager on Debian Trixie.png|200px|Synaptic Package Manager on Debian Trixie]]
| caption                = Synaptic on [[Debian]] Trixie
| screenshot_size        = 500px
| screenshot_alt         = yes
| collapsible            = yes
| author                 = Alfredo Kojima, Gustavo Niemeyer and Michael Vogt
| developer              = [[Canonical Ltd]]
| released               = {{Start date and age|2001|11|13}}
| discontinued           = 
| latest release version = 0.91.5
| latest release date    = {{Start date and age|2025|01|26}}
| latest preview version = 
| latest preview date    = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} -->
| programming language   = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]]
| operating system       = [[Debian]] and derivatives
| platform               = 
| size                   = 
| language               = [[English language|English]]
| language count         = 
| language footnote      = 
| genre                  = [[Package management system|Package manager]]
| license                = [[GNU GPLv2]]<ref name = "License" />
| website                = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''Synaptic''' is a [[GTK]]-based [[graphical user interface]] designed for the [[APT (software)|APT]] [[package manager]] used by the [[Debian]] [[Linux distribution]] and its derivatives.<ref name = "Garcia, ubunlog, 2013" /> Synaptic is usually used on systems based on [[Deb (file format)|deb]] packages but can also be used on systems based on [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] packages. It can be used to install, remove and upgrade software packages and to add [[Software repository|repositories]].