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Synaptic Dropped From Ubuntu 11.10

Posted by timothy on from the that-does-not-sound-like-an-upgrade dept.

An anonymous reader links to a story at Techie Buzz according to which (quoting): "When Canonical started developing the Ubuntu Software Center, I knew that a time will come when it will completely replace Synaptic. The Software Center is a noob-friendly replacement for Synaptic where users can discover new applications more easily. Unexpectedly, Canonical has decided that it is time for the Software Center to replace Synaptic as well. So, in the next daily build of Ubuntu 11.10, Synaptic will no longer be installed by default. The Ubuntu Software Center still lacks many important features that are present in Synaptic."

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  1. Install by Jaysyn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As long as you can install it from the Software Center, I don't see a problem. Did they need the space for something else on the ISO?

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  2. Re:No big deal by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or, alternatively, you can just install Debian. I've pretty much abandoned Ubuntu at this point.

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