[ubuntu-uk] Packages for Java and Postgresql

[Colin Law]

On 15 May 2013 17:33, surfer <pmulvey at gofast.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:20 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
>> On 15/05/13 17:09, Colin Law wrote:
>> > On 15 May 2013 16:51, surfer <pmulvey at gofast.co.uk> wrote:
>> >> I have just updated my system to 12.10.
>> >>
>> >> I have been looking for both recent versions of Java and Postgresql, but
>> >> cannot find a key or lock that I can use to download them. Before I used
>> >> Synaptec, which seems no longer to exist.
>> >>
>> >> I wonder if somebody could assist me
>> > You can use the Software Center for installing applications, or if you
>> > want to use synaptic then install that either using the Software
>> > Center or, in a terminal,
>> > sudo apt-get install synaptic
>> >
>> > Colin
>> >
>> > 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.
>>
>>
> Thank you Rowan. I have managed to download Synaptic through apt-get,
> but for some reason I cannot seem to use the Apply button as it has been
> greyed out. Consequently, I am relying on apt-get to download all of the
> packages I need.

Is it asking for your password when you open it?  It should.  You
should start it from the Dash or using gksu synaptic in a terminal.

Colin