[Bug 288797] Re: [Intrepid] Synaptic unusable - Can not find packages

[Michael Vogt]

Hello Extender. Thanks for this additional information. Could you please run:
$ sudo update-apt-xapian-index 
and attach the output to this report?

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Title:
  [Intrepid] Synaptic unusable - Can not find packages

Status in “synaptic” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “synaptic” source package in Jaunty:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Well this is a really strange bug that occurs to me on a freshly installed Ubuntu 8.10 RC.
  The search tool as well as the quick-search tool does not work.
  Check out the screenshots for evidence!

  WORKAROUND: 
  Could you please open a terminal and run "sudo update-apt-xapian-index" and restart synaptic.

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