Filters enable you to narrow down the list of shown packages.
Synaptic Package Manager comes with a set of predefined filters.
Table 3. Predefined Filters
Filter | Description |
---|---|
All packages | Display all known packages. |
Install | Display only currently installed packages. |
Not installed | Display only currently not installed packages. |
Upgradable | Display only packages with a later version available. |
Broken | Display only packages with broken dependencies. |
Programmed Changes | Display only packages queued to be modified. |
New in archive | Display only new packages since the last repository update. |
Residual | Display only former installed packages that left data or configuration files on the system. |
Pkg with Debconf | Display only packages that can be configured through the debian package configuration system, so called debconf. |
Obsolete or locally installed | Display only packages that are not (for longer) included in one of the specified repositories. |
Search Filter | Display the last results of the advanced package package search, see Showing only searched packages . |
To apply a filter:
Choose
-> -> .Choose the filter from the
combobox in the main window.Filters can be created, deleted and modified in the filter editor:
Choose from the menu
-> .Click on
in the main window.The filter editor contains the following components:
Shows a list of available filters.
Specify the arrangement of the results.
Rules allow you to define which packages should be shown in the list. A package has to fulfil all selected criterions.
Allows you to select packages by their status.
Allows you to select packages by their section.
Keywords are based on debtags. Only Debian GNU/Linux with installed "debtags" supports this feature.