Do you have rar-compat and/or scrollkeeper installed? Mine can't seem to choose which it depends on. You might have the same problem and in your case it gave up and didn't install anything...
What happens if you reinstall it with "sudo apt-get install synaptic" ? -- After last Karmic update Synatpic is gone https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/438170 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs