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Synaptic Package Manager on Ubuntu 17.10

Asked by David Boyd

Synaptic fails to open on Ubuntu 17.10. When I click on Synaptic and type in my password nothing happens. The screen just returns to the desktop. Is there a fix for this?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

This is a known issue due to the new display server

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2367294

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Best Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#2

Additional reference: Bug #1551951

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David Boyd (daboyd) said : 		#3

Thanks Manfred. I can now open Synapatic.