I confirm this happening to me on both Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04. This has always been an issue for me, and makes me irate every single time.
** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/54300 Title: Synaptic steals focus when minimized or when behind other windows -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs