source?

[Nils Kassube]

Steven Vollom wrote:
> > I have no idea how to do it with synaptic but in a terminal it would
> > be a command like this:
>
> I am probably going to make a fool out of myself again, but if I
> understand your question, and I will treat it as though I asked it,
> after selecting it by placing a check mark in the box, click on 'Apply'
> at the top of the screen, and everything is done automatically.

Fool? Not really. But you missed the point probably because you never had 
the need to use the source code of a package. What you describe is how to 
download and install the binary package, not the source code. Anyway, 
thanks for trying to help.


Nils