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We've compiled a list of 4 free and paid alternatives to Synaptic. The primary competitors include aptitude, GNOME Software. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Synaptic and App Grid, Discover. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.


Synaptic Platforms

Linux Linux

Synaptic Video and Screenshots

Synaptic Overview

Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.

* Install, remove, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages.
* Upgrade your whole system.
* Manage package repositories (sources.list).
* Find packages by name, description and several other attributes.
* Select packages by status, section, name or a custom filter.
* Sort packages by name, status, size or version.
* Browse all available online documentation related to a package.

Synaptic Features

tick-square Filter search results
tick-square Integrated Search

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Synaptic Categories

OS and Utilities

Synaptic Tags

package setup package-management software-updater software-installation

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