To Install Packages using Synaptic Package Manager

Introduction:

Synaptic is GUI based package Manager which uses APT resources to install, upgrade uninstall packages. It has Searching, filtering, fixing broken and force installing packages.

Installation procedure

Step1: Check the OS version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 21.04
Release:	21.04
Codename:	hirsute
root@linuxhelp:~# 
root@linuxhelp:~# 

Step2: Install synaptic by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install synaptic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libllvm11 net-tools
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libept1.6.0 libxapian30
Suggested packages:
  xapian-tools dwww menu deborphan apt-xapian-index tasksel

The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libept1.6.0 libxapian30 synaptic
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,374 kB of archives.
After this operation, 6,010 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/universe amd64 libept1.6.0 amd64 1.2.1 [84.1 kB]
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.33-0ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.4-2) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.68ubuntu1) ...

Step3: Open the Synaptic Package Manager by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# sudo synaptic

Step4:Click search button to search packages as shown in the below image

Step5: Use the filter to search as shown in the below image

Step6: Search the tree package as shown in the below image

Step7: Mark the package and click apply to install as shown in the below image

Step8: Check the installation by using the below tree command

root@linuxhelp:~# tree /home/
/home/
└── linuxhelp
    ├── Desktop
    ├── Documents
    ├── Downloads
    ├── Music
    ├── Pictures
    ├── Public
    ├── Templates
    └── Videos

9 directories, 0 files

With this the process of installing packages using Synaptic Package Manager has come to an end.