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I've tried recreating this bug with Quantal (12.10) and was unable to, given the information you've provided. Please upgrade to the latest version and re-test. If the bug is still reproducible, increase the verbosity of the steps to recreate it so we can try again. Do feel free to report any other bugs you may find. ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106581 Title: synaptic loses the search results on cache changes (like update/install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/106581/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs