On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 18:26 +0100, Colin Law wrote: > On 15 May 2013 17:38, surfer <pmul...@gofast.co.uk> wrote: > > On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:30 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > >> On 15 May 2013 17:20, Rowan Berkeley <rowan.berke...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Actually, you can't get Synaptic via the Software Center. I'm sure > >> > Patrick > >> > tried that before posting. Indeed, we all tried it, and the absence of > >> > Synaptic from the Software Center has occasioned a lot of unfavourable > >> > comment. But of course you can get it with the terminal. > >> > >> You can't? > >> > >> I mean, I never use the S/W Centre myself, but reading that, I just > >> opened it and typed in "Synaptic" and there it was. I didn't even have > >> to click on the "technical items" link at the bottom (or whatever it's > >> called.) > >> > >> Now, I already have it installed, but it was there, with a full > >> description and a star rating and so on. 5 stars, 266 votes. That > >> implies to me that lots of people have seen it and rated it. > >> > > Thank you for your contribution. However, for some reason it does not > > seem to appear in my version of the Software Centre and I find that > > strange as I have two separate desktops. > > > > More to the point I cannot find much of interest in either of my > > Software Centres, only toys - certainly nothing to do with either java > > development or Postgresql. > > When you open it does it say Software Center at the top? > > You haven't selected one of the categories down the left hand side have you? > > Colin > It says Ubuntu Software Centre at the top and I haven't selected one of the categories on the left hand side. the last section is To Rated and there is nothing below that box
Many thanks for your help Colin Patrick Mulvey -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
