Synaptic - HP T5725 - Compaq Thin Client Administrator's Manual

Synaptic

Thin client software is organized into "packages". The Synaptic desktop icon provides access to Synaptic
Package Manager that allows you to easily add, upgrade, and remove packages to and from your thin
client.
Most applications reuse the functionality of other applications or libraries. Therefore, most packages
depend on other packages. The Synaptic Package Manager resolves the dependencies automatically.
Synaptic provides the following features:
Install, remove, configure, upgrade, and downgrade single and multiple packages.
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Upgrade entire system.
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Manage package repositories.
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Search packages by name, description, and several other attributes.
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Select packages by status, section, name, or a custom filter.
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Sort packages by name, status, size, or version.
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Browse all available online documentation related to a package.
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Lock packages to the current version.
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Force the installation of a specific package version.
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HP hosts a repository for HP t5725 options, add-on, and package updates at
tcdebian.
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package list, wait and retry again.
From time to time HP may release new or updated packages to the HP repository. HP packages have
hptc- at the beginning of their name (i.e. hptc-control-panel); however, for the benefit of our customers,
other vendors may also post packages in the HP repository (i.e., ICA updates, ThinPrint packages, etc.)
that follow the vendor's naming convention and therefore do not begin with hptc-.
The first time you launch Synaptic, it uncompresses itself and loads the list of all available packages from
default ftp sites.
To launch Synaptic for the first time:
Log in as root
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Select the Synaptic icon on the desktop. An xterm window opens.
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You must log in as root or a user in the Administrator group to use Synaptic.
Reload package information regularly so you do not miss important security upgrades.
Synaptic requires an active network connection to work properly.
Synaptic requires that the thin client have Internet access.
If the HP Repository appears to be down or does not connect when trying to update the
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/
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