Synaptic

Introduction

This page lists some opened bugs for Synaptic as of 2010-03-04.

Confirmed

57 reports Triaged/Confirmed with a Low, Medium or High importance.

BugId

DateCreated

LastMessage

Status

Importance

Dups

Msgs

Title

Comment

130289

2007-08-04

2010-02-19

Triaged

1. High

2

3

Encode any ":", "@" or "/" within the user and password field in proxy settings.

158321

2007-10-29

2010-02-27

Triaged

2. Medium

1

3

Synaptic needs to inhibit GPM from sleeping while downloading/installing packages

165181

2007-11-26

2010-02-17

Triaged

2. Medium

3

11

Order by "Supported" Column Slow

19021

2005-07-17

2010-01-17

Triaged

2. Medium

4

20

Should run dpkg --configure -a automatically

382425

2009-06-01

2009-09-30

Triaged

2. Medium

0

3

admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins

42178

2006-04-30

2009-10-26

Triaged

2. Medium

5

15

apt-get doesn't use the same pinning as synaptic

63974

2006-10-04

2010-02-22

Triaged

2. Medium

0

5

[UI] When marking several packages for removel, the warning dialog doesn't specify the package

69648

2006-11-01

2009-06-06

Triaged

2. Medium

1

4

Misleading "To be installed" list when *unmarking* package with uninstalled dependencies

153966

2007-10-18

2010-02-27

Triaged

3. Low

0

2

Synaptic uses ubuntu changelogs urls even for third party repos

155930

2007-10-22

2009-09-11

Triaged

3. Low

1

8

"Unmark all" clears the package list Info (!)

250381

2008-07-21

2010-02-20

Triaged

3. Low

0

2

synaptic filter creation dialog interaction misleading / counter-intuitive

250389

2008-07-21

2010-02-20

Triaged

3. Low

0

2

synaptic's package properties window not updated after applying changes

250394

2008-07-21

2010-02-20

Triaged

3. Low

0

3

synaptic's category window forgets scroll position after applying changes

261176

2008-08-25

2010-02-22

Triaged

3. Low

0

3

clear quicksearch entry when another filter is selected

271125

2008-09-17

2008-12-20

Triaged

3. Low

0

8

[intrepid] update manager poor incomplete message on broken package filter

301428

2008-11-23

2009-01-18

Triaged

3. Low

0

4

In 'downloading package files' dialog change "Show for individual files" to "Show individual files"

307932

2008-12-14

2010-02-21

Triaged

3. Low

0

2

When marking multiple packages for installation only deselect uninstallable packages

314181

2009-01-05

2010-02-22

Triaged

3. Low

0

4

[findwindow] Cannot paste with 3rd mouse button if a previous search already performed.

318566

2009-01-18

2010-02-22

Triaged

3. Low

0

5

The "quick search" text box looks weird when the toolbar is set to something diferent then "Text Bellow Icons"

327363

2009-02-09

2010-02-21

Triaged

3. Low

0

3

[package list] The actual packages currently selected should be retained when resorting the list.

335723

2009-02-28

2010-03-09

Triaged

3. Low

0

3

Installed Size column checked by default, but not visible

396225

2009-07-06

2010-02-23

Triaged

3. Low

0

5

results from quicksearch differs from normal search

398184

2009-07-11

2010-02-21

Triaged

3. Low

0

5

Synaptic sometimes lists 'unchanged' in to-do list - confusing

413453

2009-08-14

2009-08-14

Triaged

3. Low

0

4

synaptic asks to just "Download package files only" when not installing/updating

430955

2009-09-16

2010-02-21

Triaged

3. Low

0

4

Preferences dialog has incorrect type hint

44822

2006-05-15

2008-08-01

Triaged

3. Low

0

8

Text in the Download window is corrupted after changing a gtk theme

488718

2009-11-26

2010-02-22

Triaged

3. Low

0

3

In 'Summary' dialog, 'Enter' doesn't execute the default action (Apply)

50837

2006-06-24

2010-01-19

Triaged

3. Low

1

2

"Mark All Upgrades" removes all previous markings

78987

2007-01-12

2009-07-17

Triaged

3. Low

0

8

"Reload" button on "repos have changed, click reload" dialog

121878

2007-06-23

2010-03-08

Confirmed

2. Medium

2

10

Translated package descriptions are not displayed unless package list is reloaded (or apt cron job is run for the first time)

13661

2005-03-08

2010-01-11

Confirmed

2. Medium

19

24

get proxy config from gnome configuration

355355

2009-04-04

2010-02-28

Confirmed

2. Medium

1

16

Update Manager causes high Xorg CPU usage when checking for updates

384314

2009-06-06

2010-03-05

Confirmed

2. Medium

0

4

synaptic lists packages as auto removable when they shouldn't be

54300

2006-07-27

2008-05-08

Confirmed

2. Medium

1

5

should stay in background when told to

106581

2007-04-14

2007-10-02

Confirmed

3. Low

1

9

synaptic loses the search results on cache changes (like update/install)

125120

2007-07-10

2007-07-10

Confirmed

3. Low

0

2

Update Applet pops up "nameless window" (synaptic confirmation window)

141366

2007-09-20

2007-10-04

Confirmed

3. Low

0

3

apt-listchanges setup ignored

146331

2007-09-28

2007-11-11

Confirmed

3. Low

0

2

synaptic: ships no 24x24 icon

15019

2005-04-05

2010-02-24

Confirmed

3. Low

0

11

Difficulty downgrading packages with dependencies

153755

2007-10-17

2008-06-16

Confirmed

3. Low

1

6

[Gutsy] Synaptic has different "main icon" instead of one

154349

2007-10-19

2010-03-05

Confirmed

3. Low

5

31

synaptic won't remember certain preferences

18082

2005-06-13

2008-04-09

Confirmed

3. Low

1

3

Maximum value of the "update/reload" progressbar skips when updating

20812

2005-09-02

2008-11-30

Confirmed

3. Low

0

5

Error messages for failed downloads should be less complicated

23031

2005-10-02

2009-06-09

Confirmed

3. Low

0

4

Doesn't respects APT::Get::Purge

24319

2005-10-20

2006-04-01

Confirmed

3. Low

0

3

Typeahead should not be anabled in Summary window

25008

2005-11-04

2006-03-31

Confirmed

3. Low

0

2

no feedback, confirmation, message before deselecting previously selected packages

283500

2008-10-15

2010-02-11

Confirmed

3. Low

3

10

Synaptic, update-manager, apt-get and wget should share proxy settings

30433

2006-02-03

2006-03-12

Confirmed

3. Low

0

3

Yes/no dialog informing about missing sources should be made

32367

2006-02-21

2010-03-07

Confirmed

3. Low

0

9

Sub-optimal dialog when package retrieval fails

3466

2005-10-21

2006-08-28

Confirmed

3. Low

0

7

Synaptic menu does not follow GNOME HIG closely

36443

2006-03-24

2009-11-17

Confirmed

3. Low

4

8

Unable to move synaptic download window to another workspace

38695

2006-04-08

2008-11-03

Confirmed

3. Low

0

4

Flag "automatically close windows after change" does not work properly

40583

2006-04-21

2008-06-16

Confirmed

3. Low

3

31

Tangerine look for synaptic

510261

2010-01-20

2010-01-26

Confirmed

3. Low

0

5

synaptic shows anonymous dialog if started by non-privileged user

66574

2006-10-17

2006-10-18

Confirmed

3. Low

0

4

Does not honour gtk-button-images=0 setting in .gtkrc-2.0

81006

2007-01-22

2007-12-30

Confirmed

3. Low

0

4

Toolbar Icons Only and Text Only

96705

2007-03-26

2009-12-18

Confirmed

3. Low

2

10

Unclear language about Automatic Updates in Software Sources

Wishlist

67 reports with a 'Wishlist' importance

BugId

DateCreated

LastMessage

Status

Importance

Dups

Msgs

Title

Comment

130534

2007-08-05

2007-08-05

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

1

Terminal widget should use bashrc profile

165064

2007-11-25

2010-02-21

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

3

Release dpkg lock file when synaptic is idle

17052

2005-05-14

2008-09-16

Triaged

4. Wishlist

1

3

Cannot right-click on pinned package

17092

2005-05-15

2006-09-19

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

2

Consistent terminology: "Locked" vs "Pinned"

181955

2008-01-11

2010-02-21

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

3

Change default settings: appearance, columns, temp files and filters

194669

2008-02-23

2010-02-21

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

2

Synaptic tasksel features should be more visible

203848

2008-03-19

2008-10-11

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

5

Doesn't display value from 'Homepage' field

206555

2008-03-25

2010-02-20

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

3

Upgradable (upstream) not defined

223040

2008-04-27

2010-02-20

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

2

[wishlist]Synaptic - enhancement : copy & past from package list ?

229475

2008-05-12

2010-02-20

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

2

User preference to install *-doc *-dev packages by default.

235440

2008-05-28

2010-02-20

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

2

Package's Properties window doesn't mention which repository it's in

237254

2008-06-04

2009-01-16

Triaged

4. Wishlist

1

4

Synaptic should display "popularity contest" information

237299

2008-06-04

2008-06-04

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

2

RFE: pinning a specified release

250386

2008-07-21

2010-02-20

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

2

synaptic conflicts resolution not remembered when removing packages

250390

2008-07-21

2010-02-20

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

2

synaptic's package properties window retains tab selection when selecting different packages

250393

2008-07-21

2008-10-09

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

4

synaptic forgets search items after applying changes

269225

2008-09-12

2010-02-20

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

6

Remove "Set internal options..." from the GUI

275556

2008-09-28

2009-07-11

Triaged

4. Wishlist

1

5

[quicksearch] Quick Search should be a combobox and have a clear button

31396

2006-02-14

2010-02-23

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

7

there's no GUI way to copy text from the embedded terminal window (middle-click works)

321380

2009-01-26

2010-02-21

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

3

linkify maintainer's email address in package properties

33065

2006-02-27

2010-02-23

Triaged

4. Wishlist

4

6

Request to add menu item to save the installed state

389829

2009-06-20

2010-02-22

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

4

[quicksearch] Displaying "rebuilding search index" is confusing

450220

2009-10-13

2010-03-08

Triaged

4. Wishlist

1

3

dpkg installed package are not displayed in the quicksearch until the index is rebuilt

45505

2006-05-19

2010-02-21

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

10

Add an option to 'delete cached package files older than' or 'limit the package cache to'

71314

2006-11-11

2008-08-25

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

4

GUI useability might benefit from a horizontal design rather than vertical

82959

2007-02-02

2009-07-17

Triaged

4. Wishlist

0

2

synaptic tries to run gksu on kubuntu

94152

2007-03-20

2010-02-21

Triaged

4. Wishlist

1

6

Add an option to automatically update the package cache after a repository change

12988

2005-02-16

2005-02-26

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

5

Allow to suppress unsigned reprostory errors

13165

2005-02-22

2006-04-05

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

2

auto-purge dependencies on purge too

134340

2007-08-23

2007-08-23

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

1

A filter for "top" packages in Synaptic

139328

2007-09-13

2007-10-04

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

2

Synaptic isn't able to uninstall packages from the history

15512

2005-04-14

2008-06-19

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

10

Install NTP support doesn't see running Synaptic

156269

2007-10-23

2009-06-25

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

3

synaptic import key from url

157574

2007-10-26

2009-06-30

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

3

Remove the line around the statusbar

17050

2005-05-14

2006-08-15

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

5

Reload repos automatically

17075

2005-05-14

2005-05-18

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

2

enhance handling of missing repositories

17086

2005-05-15

2007-04-05

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

4

"Summary" dialog rewording and rejigging

17088

2005-05-15

2005-05-15

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

1

Merge status and custom buttons into a filter button

17146

2005-05-16

2005-05-16

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

1

Using checklist progress window on install

17297

2005-05-20

2007-10-16

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

2

18

Orphan Search

186449

2008-01-27

2010-01-08

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

3

"Mark all Upgrades" should be grayed out if there are no upgrades

18683

2005-07-05

2008-09-23

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

1

9

Wishlist for Interface Improvements (Changelog)

19053

2005-07-19

2008-03-17

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

11

Synaptic doesn't respect gnome preferences

194666

2008-02-23

2008-05-12

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

5

Synaptic should accept a string of packages to install

23036

2005-10-02

2010-01-17

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

2

7

When removes package X completely, Synaptic must remove all X dependencies completely

23609

2005-10-10

2008-07-04

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

5

improve the description format algorithm

297095

2008-11-12

2009-01-19

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

3

Misleading meaning of "completely removed"

31197

2006-02-12

2006-02-12

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

1

2

Add a Retry button when some packages fail to download

318287

2009-01-17

2009-01-17

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

1

Show screenshot to the right of package description

318288

2009-01-17

2009-01-17

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

1

Automatically fetch screenshot

327737

2009-02-10

2009-02-10

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

1

[feature request] synaptic should support screenshots caching and save as ...

335587

2009-02-27

2009-02-28

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

4

Synaptic package manager is quite overwhelming to a new user

346715

2009-03-22

2009-03-22

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

1

apt, synaptic, aptitude should make prominent the last changelog entry date

385909

2009-06-11

2009-06-11

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

1

2

Icon should be SVG

39130

2006-04-11

2008-05-12

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

4

RFE: Ability to search for files provided by a package

391326

2009-06-23

2009-07-12

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

4

Synaptic: should be able to filter packages for different sources

39810

2006-04-16

2006-05-14

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

7

Terminal describes how not what, more details

403778

2009-07-23

2010-02-04

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

2

Make finding applications easier - embed category/functionality/license/popularity/source repository search/info tags in synaptic.

44541

2006-05-13

2006-05-18

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

5

embeded terminal shouln't react to keyboard

52630

2006-07-11

2006-07-12

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

3

Retry option for database lock situations

53485

2006-07-19

2006-09-20

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

4

use auto-install information to cancel install of automatic dependencies if reason for the install goes away

56234

2006-08-13

2006-08-18

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

1

4

Fitt's law and scrollbar

58263

2006-08-30

2007-12-20

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

1

3

Wish: Indicate which repo a specific package comes from (with URL)

6512

2006-01-07

2006-05-08

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

4

apt-get -f upgrade

76568

2006-12-20

2006-12-20

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

1

2

Can't select and copy information about a package

80753

2007-01-20

2009-05-23

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

7

Synaptic should be able to switch from non-root to root mode without losing state

97563

2007-03-28

2007-03-29

Confirmed

4. Wishlist

0

2

No feedback on "Delete Cached Package Files" button press

JeanBaptisteLallement/Workplace/Synaptic (last edited 2010-03-17 00:14:17 by roa76-3-82-225-116-110)