6. Preferences

6.1. General

The general preferences include the following settings:

General

Allow regular expressions in searches and filters

Regular expression are an advanced method of text matching.

Consider recommended packages as dependencies

Regular expression are an advanced method of text matching.

Actions

Show terminal window while executing

Regular expression are an advanced method of text matching.

Ask to quit after the changes have been executed

Regular expression are an advanced method of text matching.

Remove package

Regular expression are an advanced method of text matching.

Upgrade method

Regular expression are an advanced method of text matching.

Number of undo operations

Regular expression are an advanced method of text matching.

Confirm actions also affecting other packages

Regular expression are an advanced method of text matching.

6.2. Layout

You can change the appearance of Synaptic.

Main Window

Choose between two different layouts of the main window.

Fonts

Specify custom fonts for the application and the terminal output.

6.3. Column Order and Colours

Modify the appearance of the package list in the main window.

Column Order

Order the columns of the package list. A value of -1 hides the column.

Colours

Assign colors to visualize the package status.

6.4. Temporary Files

Configure the management of completely or partially downloaded package files.

6.5. Network

Configure the internet connection and proxy server.

6.6. Expert

Undocumented.