cannot find add/remove program in application

[James Takac]

Hi Ron

On Sunday 31 August 2008 14:31:16 Ronald wrote:
> It seems somehow the add/remove programs disappeared, and also the synaptic
> package manager. I tried installing the package as if it was missing, but
> it came out like this
>
> admin at laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install synaptic
> [sudo] password for admin:
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> synaptic is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>
>
> If there is any help to how to fix this problem. Thanks.


Synaptic isn't in the Applications menu but in the system menu. Try

System --> Administration --> Synaptic Package Manager

Also you can check to see if they've been unchecked in the menu's via

System --> Preferences --> Main Menu

When in here highlight the line reading Applications on the left and look to 
the bottom on the right. Does Add/Remove have a tick next to it? If not 
re-tick it. If synsptic is not showing in the system menu you can follow 
through on the left through System and then Administration and look on the 
right to see if it is ticked and re-tick if not

James