[Bug 870217] [NEW] synaptic cannot be started via GUI

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Public bug reported:

Synaptic does not start via the GUI. It does not work in gnome-shell and it does not work in unity. No password dialog can be seen, nothing happens...
It does work with terminal via "gksudo synaptic"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: synaptic 0.75.2ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct  7 20:42:18 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: synaptic
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-31 (37 days ago)

** Affects: synaptic (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  synaptic cannot be started via GUI

Status in “synaptic” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Synaptic does not start via the GUI. It does not work in gnome-shell and it does not work in unity. No password dialog can be seen, nothing happens...
  It does work with terminal via "gksudo synaptic"

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: synaptic 0.75.2ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Oct  7 20:42:18 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: synaptic
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-31 (37 days ago)

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