This news may come as a shock for the users of Ubuntu that the advanced system packaging tool ‘Synaptic Package Manager’ has been dropped from the latest builds of Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.
The removal of Synaptic Package Manager is not unexpected, having been planned since the inception of the Ubuntu Software Center. Since Software Center provides the same features along with allowing users to install debian packages(.deb files) and listing the softwares categorically in a very nice GUI. Many of the advanced features Synaptic currently provides are ear-marked for inclusion in the Ubuntu Software Centre.
Synaptic will still remain easily installable from the Ubuntu Software Center as a Utility.
Due to the development nature of Ubuntu 11.10 decisions and actions are subject to evaluation and change.
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