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"Mark packages by task" missing from synaptic if tasksel is not installed

Bug #605186 reported by cariboo
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
synaptic (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Robert Roth

Bug Description

Binary package hint: synaptic

While helping a new user on the forums install the LAMP stack on a desktop system, I forgot what the exact command was in synaptic, that allows you to mark all the packages for installation, instead of search for each individual package. It turns out that "mark packages by task" is no longer available.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: synaptic 0.63.1ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-7.12-generic 2.6.35-rc4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 13 14:19:57 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100624)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: synaptic

Related branches

lp://staging/~evfool/synaptic/ancientfixes
Ubuntu Sponsors: Pending requested
synaptic-developers: Pending requested
Diff: 1282 lines (+274/-201)
49 files modified
common/rpackage.cc (+13/-0)
common/rpackage.h (+1/-0)
debian/control (+1/-1)
gtk/gsynaptic.cc (+3/-3)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_change_version.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_columns.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_conffile.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_disc_label.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_download_error.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_example.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_new_repositroy.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_quit.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_task_descr.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_unmet.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_update_failed.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_update_outdated.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_upgrade.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/dialog_welcome.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_about.ui (+0/-2)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_changes.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_details.ui (+6/-0)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_disc_name.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_fetch.ui (+1/-2)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_filters.ui (+3/-6)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_find.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_iconlegend.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_logview.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_main.ui (+1/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_preferences.ui (+23/-75)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_rgdebinstall_progress.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_rginstall_progress.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_setopt.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_summary.ui (+2/-2)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_tasks.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/gtkbuilder/window_zvtinstallprogress.ui (+0/-1)
gtk/rgdebinstallprogress.cc (+3/-3)
gtk/rgfiltermanager.cc (+1/-1)
gtk/rggtkbuilderwindow.cc (+18/-0)
gtk/rggtkbuilderwindow.h (+1/-0)
gtk/rgmainwindow.cc (+42/-47)
gtk/rgpackagestatus.cc (+0/-27)
gtk/rgpkgdetails.cc (+38/-1)
gtk/rgpkgdetails.h (+1/-0)
gtk/rgpreferenceswindow.cc (+4/-4)
gtk/rgsummarywindow.cc (+1/-0)
gtk/rguserdialog.cc (+8/-1)
gtk/rgutils.cc (+97/-0)
gtk/rgutils.h (+3/-0)
gtk/rgwindow.cc (+3/-1)
lp://staging/debian/experimental/synaptic
lp://staging/ubuntu/raring/synaptic
Revision history for this message
cariboo (cariboo) wrote :
Murat Gunes (mgunes)
summary: - install packages by task missing from synaptic
+ "Mark packages by task" missing from synaptic
Murat Gunes (mgunes)
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
status: Invalid → New
Revision history for this message
Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd) wrote : Re: "Mark packages by task" missing from synaptic

It looks like this option is only available if tasksel is installed. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1594928.

Since synaptic does not currently suggest or recommend tasksel, this needs to be installed separately, which might not be obvious.

summary: - "Mark packages by task" missing from synaptic
+ "Mark packages by task" missing from synaptic if tasksel is not
+ installed
tags: added: precise
Robert Roth (evfool)
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Low
assignee: nobody → Robert Roth (evfool)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Robert Roth (evfool)
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package synaptic - 0.80~exp1

---------------
synaptic (0.80~exp1) experimental; urgency=low

  [ Robert Roth ]
  * * Disables typeahead in summary dialog, as it doesn't do anything,
    so it's unnecesary (LP: #24319)
  * Move up and Move down buttons in columns preferences changed to
    respect buttons_have_icons preference (LP: #66574)
  * Set the title of the package properties dialog opened for the first
    time (it has not been set before, so it was synaptic the first time
    the dialog has been opened) (LP: #932495)
  * Added a reload button to the repositories changed dialog (LP: #78987)
  * Updated the wording of the expander on the download progress dialog to
    Show individual files" instead of "Show for individual files"
    (LP: #301428)
  * Fixed inconsistencies between column namings in column headers and
    column visibility preferences (LP: #335723)
  * Linkified maintainer label in the package properties dialog
    when running as non-root (LP: #321380)
  * Added package name in the warning scaring you about breaking your
    system (LP: #63974)
  * Added name of the application (Synaptic Package Manager) in the
    titleless dialog shown when starting without administrative
    privilegess (LP: #510261)
  * Improved filter editing checkbox tooltips (LP: #790420)
  * Made all the property values from the package properties dialog
    selectable (LP: #173464)
  * Changed Package Properties accelerator from Ctrl+O to widely used
    (nautilus, eog, evince etc) Alt+Enter (LP: #933554)
  * Use the synaptic icon from the user's icon theme, or fall back to
    the old one if the current theme does not provide a synaptic icon
    (LP: #153755)
  * Focus the Apply button by default. (LP: #488718)
  * Removed log message from automatically installed item click
    (LP: #883984)
  * Fixed delete filter button not working caused by a typo in the
    name of the button when getting it from the GtkBuilder object
    (LP: #779756)
  * Added suggests tasksel as with tasksel installed synaptic
    provides additional functionality (LP: #605186)
  * Fixes incorrect radiobutton handling in the proxy preferences
    (LP: #706262)
  * Fixed incorrect status message when canceling 'Mark all available
    upgrades' feedback dialog (LP: #975578)

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * ensure external helpers are runs as the user uid
  * build for gtk3 and update build-depends
  * move software-propoerties-gtk into suggests
  * strip strings properly in a markings file, thanks to
    Vassilis Palassopoulos (palasso)
  * show source package name in the details (closes: #692528)
  * merged lp:~fitoschido/synaptic/es-redundancy:
    - Remove empty es_ES .po files. Spanish translations are already
      provided in es files. Thanks to Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitoschido)
  * common/rpackagelister.cc:
    - add support for complete removal (purge) in the markings file

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:08:37 +0100

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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