[xubuntu-users] Synaptic doesn't work on a new 14.04 installation

[Juan R. de Silva]

On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:13:10 +0100, Chris Green wrote:

> I have just installed xubuntu 14.04 on an IBM Thinkpad x201i.
> 
> I like to use synaptic for adding software so I installed that (from the
> command line using apt-get) but it doesn't work, there are various
> symptoms according to how you try to run it:-
> 
>     Run from the menus - asks for authentication in the normal manner
>     but nothing further happens, no GUI, nothing.

It is an exact picture of what happens if the password entered is 
incorrect. E.g. if you make a typo entering your password you will get 
"no GUI, nothing."  Make sure you did entered the correct password.

Otherwise, it should work. I have no problems with synaptic on 2 machines 
running Ubuntu 14.04, one is an upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04, another is 
fresh install.

Another suggestion, if you set a root password on your system synaptic 
may expect you to enter your root password instead your sudo password. 
I'm not sure if it is true in Ubuntu though. I had this experience in 
openSUSE with Yast.