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  1. 01-04-2007 #1
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    question about synaptic package manager

    I just recently began using linux for more than just browsing the internet (I am currently running ubuntu). I learned how to install programs with synaptic package manager, but they are not showing up in the application menu. Any ideas of what the problem might be? Using the add/remove under the applications menu works, but I can't access repositories that way.
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    Have you tried running the programs in the console?
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    console? is that the terminal? sorry, i'm fairly new to this.
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    sometimes packages appear in Menu after reboot. reboot your machine.






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    Hi, devils_casper.
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    sometimes packages appear in Menu after reboot. reboot your machine.
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    That doesn't seem very Linux-like -- I really dislike re-booting, and I don't much like even re-logging (in and out). Have you seen situations like that? A specific example, perhaps? ... cheers, drl
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    Quote Originally Posted by drl
    That doesn't seem very Linux-like -- I really dislike re-booting, and I don't much like even re-logging (in and out). Have you seen situations like that? A specific example, perhaps? ... cheers, drl
    most common example is 'xmms'. most of time it doesn't appear in Menu after installation. you have to reboot or logout atleast.
    rest depends on distro and installation method.




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    i installed xmms using the add/remove feature and it was accessable through the menu immediately.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cheesecake42
    i installed xmms using the add/remove feature and it was accessable through the menu immediately.
    i wrote 'most of the time', not 'always' !
    Please search forums. you will a lot of threads having problems like this.




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    i figured it out; I wasn't looking in the right place. I'm a retard thanks for all the help
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