Synaptic Package Manager fails

[Jay Ridgley]

On 03/31/2013 02:21 PM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 31 March 2013 20:17, Jay Ridgley <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> Where do I start looking to determine why Synaptic will not start?
>>
>> I click on Menu->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager and nothing
>> happens...
>>
>> It is installed --
>>
>> which synaptic
>> /usr/sbin/synaptic
>
> What happens if, in a terminal, you do
> gksu synaptic
>
> Colin
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jay
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Colin,

It works if I enter gksu synaptic from a terminal. First it asks for validation 
and then brings up the main panel.

So, trying to run from the menu is the part that is broken. How to fix it?

Cheers,
Jay

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Jay Ridgley
jridgley2 at austin.rr.com
Registered Linux User ID - 9115
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