Filters enable you to narrow down the list of shown packages by a variety of package attributes.
Synaptic Package Manager comes with a set of predefined filters.
Table 4. Predefined Filters
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Filter
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Description
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| All packages |
Display all known packages.
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| Marked Changes |
Display all packages that are marked for a status change.
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| Pkg with Debconf |
Display all packages that can be configured through debconf
(Debian only).
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| Broken |
Display only packages with broken dependencies.
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| Upgradable (upstream) |
Display all packages that can be upgraded to a later
upstream version.
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Because of some interface changes the set of predefined filters changed, too.
The old and deprecated filters are not removed automatically by Synaptic.
Table 5. Deprecated Filters
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Filter
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Description
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|---|
| Install |
Display only currently installed packages.
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| Not installed |
Display only currently not installed packages.
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| Upgradable |
Display only packages with a later version available.
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| Broken |
Display only packages with broken dependencies.
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| Programmed Changes |
Display only packages marked to be modified.
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| New in archive |
Display only new packages since the last
repository update.
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| Residual |
Display only former installed packages that left
data or configuration files on the system.
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| Pkg with Debconf |
Display only packages that can be configured through
the debian package configuration system, so called debconf.
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| Obsolete or locally installed |
Display only packages that are not (for longer)
included in one of the specified repositories.
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| Search Filter |
Display the results of the last package search.
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To apply a filter follow these steps:
Choose Custom Filters from the category combobox in
the main window.
Choose the wished filter from the category selector.
To Edit or Create Custom Filters
Filters can be created, deleted and modified in the filter editor:
Choose → from the menu.
The filter editor contains the following components:
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List of Filter
Shows a list of available filters.
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Rules
Rules allow you to define which packages should be shown in the list.
A package has to fulfill all selected criteria.
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Status
Allows you to search packages by status.
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Section
Allows you to search packages by section.
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Properties
Allows you to search packages by a variety of
attributes e.g. name, dependencies or origin.
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Keywords
Keywords are based on debtags. Only Debian GNU/Linux
with installed "debtags" supports this feature.
