Re: Can Synaptic when used with Mate be tweaked

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Can Synaptic when used with Mate be tweaked
Date	2016-12-28 21:20 +0100
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On 12/28/2016 11:06 AM, Joe wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 06:33:11 -0600
> Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>
>> I've just installed Jessie with Mate DE to a new machine.
>>
>> On previous installs on other machines, a search icon was present
>> on Synaptic's menu bar. It is not there now, what have I done
>> differently?
>
> Have you no icon (magnifying glass) at all?

That is correct.

> If this is missing, you have some kind of installation problem with Synaptic,

I suspected as much. The FIND function does exist and is 
available thru one of the menus.

> blow away and try again.

How do I "blow away"?

>  If you want a search text input icon in addition to the
> basic magnifying glass search, you need the non-default
> apt-xapian-index package and a few dependencies.

Not quite ;) I wish "NORMAL" 'quote' operation 'unquote'.
IOW, "what did I mess up?"

>
>> My machine is a laptop whose CD eject button is small and in an
>> awkward location. Is there anyway to have Synaptic eject rather
>> than unmount the CD when it has finished with it?
>
> Probably not Synaptic as such

That is what I suspected.

> , but a right-click on the drive in a file
> manager should give an 'eject' option, or there may be an up arrow
> beside the drive name. You probably have to close anything which is
> currently using the drive.

Yepp, that is essentially my workaround.

>
>> [As a side note, I have noticed that some USB flash drives have a
>> "safe remove" option, others have only an "eject" option. I would
>> prefer USB flash drives to only have an unmount option. Possible?]
>
> Don't know, I generally use a file manager with USB drives, and just
> hit the up arrow beside the drive when I'm finished. If more than one
> partition is mounted, clicking on one arrow blinks the light on the
> drive (if it has one) and unmounts all partitions.

To paraphrase a burger joint ad of yester-year - "I want it my way".

>>
>> As an alternative to the above, is there any way to have Synaptic
>> use an external USB connected drive rather than the internal CD?
>
> I would think you'd have to make sure it has a fixed name, and give it
> a sources.list file uri entry.

What I was really hoping for would be a solution of form examine 
sr0 first then sr1, chose whichever had the appropriate CD/DVD.

>
>> The external drive is moderately faster and has a convent eject
>> button.
>
> Are you in the market for flying nun jokes?

So I can't spell.
Decades ago I knew a sister who would be rolling on floor laughing!
Her Mother Superior would be grimacing with a smile on her face.
Nuns *DO* have a sense of humor ;)

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Can Synaptic when used with Mate be tweaked Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 13:40 +0100
  Re: Can Synaptic when used with Mate be tweaked Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2016-12-28 14:40 +0100
    Re: Can Synaptic when used with Mate be tweaked Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 14:50 +0100
  Re: Can Synaptic when used with Mate be tweaked Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-12-28 18:10 +0100
    Re: Can Synaptic when used with Mate be tweaked Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-12-28 22:50 +0100
    Re: Can Synaptic when used with Mate be tweaked Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 21:20 +0100

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