XPost: aus.computers   
   From: none@not.here   
      
   Paul wrote:   
   > On Tue, 12/23/2025 9:13 PM, Axel wrote:   
   >> Paul wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 12/23/2025 12:58 PM, Axel wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> when I do that there's nothing in the right hand pane for grsync   
   >>>>   
   >>>> https://auslink.info/linux/synaptic.png   
   >>>>   
   >>>> grsync is in the menu and loads from the terminal   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I appreciate it very much   
   >>> In your picture, you've just done a search on   
   >>>   
   >>>       linux_czkawka_gui_x86_64   
   >>>   
   >>> and since that is not a .deb and is a portable ELF   
   >>> (not packaged properly but still usable), you don't   
   >>> expect to find it.   
   >>>   
   >>> In your picture, if you'd cursored up or used the mouse   
   >>> to select the "grsync" on the left, you would get to review   
   >>> the search result for that on the right. And, it would be there.   
   >> I had tried firstly with grsync, as per your example. the result was the   
   same, nothing on the right side. my mistake by not highlighting grsync for the   
   screenshot.   
   >>   
   >> https://auslink.info/linux/grsync.png   
   >>   
   >>> This is LMDE7.   
   >>>   
   >>>      [Picture]   LMDE7-grsync-synaptic.gif   
   >>>   
   >>>       https://imgur.com/a/96wnrhS   
   >>>   
   >>> I can see the state of the package in the example, and it is   
   >>> not installed right now.   
   >>>   
   >>> But, the package is available.   
   >>>   
   >>>      Paul   
   > I set my search to "Description and Name".   
   >   
   > *******   
      
   yes, that put it in the package side :)   
      
   > You can also do it from command line.   
   > It does not require sudo.   
   >   
   >     apt search grsync   
   >   
   > It would normally be followed by   
   >   
   >     sudo apt install grsync   
      
   peter@ASUS:~$ apt search linux_czkawka_gui_x86_64   
   peter@ASUS:~$ sudo apt install linux_czkawka_gui_x86_64   
   [sudo] password for peter:   
   Reading package lists... Done   
   Building dependency tree... Done   
   Reading state information... Done   
   E: Unable to locate package linux_czkawka_gui_x86_64   
   peter@ASUS:~$   
      
   ???   
      
   and searching "description and name" doesn't show anything on the   
   package side in Synaptic   
      
      
   >   
   >    Paul   
      
      
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