Synaptic freezes after use

[Derek Broughton]

Rosalind Mitchell wrote:

> After I've used Synaptic to install new goodies, it freezes.
> 
> This isn't a serious problem as it does the job just fine first and
> anyway I can always use sudo apt-get, but

Actually, I think the problem is in apt and I expect apt-get to have the
same trouble.  Just this week I started having the same trouble in
aptitude.
-- 
derek