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Title of script:Synaptic Package Manager

Author: Shahid Farooqui

Keywords: Synaptic, Repository, Administrative

Time Narration
00:01 Welcome to the spoken tutorial on how to use Synaptic Package Manager.
00:07 In this tutorial, we will learn to install applications in BOSS Linux 3.4.2 using Synaptic Package Manager
00:18 Here I am using
00:20 BOSS Linux 3.4.2 with gnome environment desktop.
00:26 You will need administrative rights to use Synaptic Package Manager.
00:32 You should also have a working Internet connection.
00:36 So, first let us open Synaptic Package Manager.
00:41 Let me minimize the window. You can see the BOSS desktop here.
00:48 Now, go to Application, System Tools, Administration.
00:56 And then click on Synaptic Package Manager.
01:00 Now, an authentication dialog box appears asking for the admin password.
01:06 Let us type the admin password and press Enter.
01:11 When we use the Synaptic Package Manager for the first time, an introduction dialog box appears.
01:19 This dialog box has information on how to use Synaptic Package Manager.
01:25 If you are working under proxy network then configure the Proxy in Synaptic Package Manager for installing an application or package.
01:36 Else you can skip these proxy configuration setting
01:41 To do this, let us switch to Synaptic Package Manager window.
01:47 Now go to Setting and click on Preferences.
01:54 There are several tabs on Preferences window.
01:58 Click on Network tab to configure the proxy settings.
02:03 There are two options under the Proxy Server Direct Connection to the internet and Manual Proxy Configuration
02:12 I am using Manual Proxy Configuration as you can see here.
02:17 You may select your preferred option and click on Authentication button.
02:23 HTTP Authentication window appears on the screen.
02:28 Enter username and password If required and click on OK.
02:33 Now click on Apply to apply the changes.
02:37 Then, click on OK to close the window.
02:42 To learn how to use this tool, I shall now install vlc player as an example.
02:49 If you are using the Synaptic Package Manager for the first time, you need to reload the packages.
02:57 To do this, click on Reload button on the tool bar.
03:02 This may take a few seconds.
03:06 Here we can see that the packages are being transfered via Internet and are getting updated.
03:14 Once reloading is complete, go to the quick search box which is in the tool bar and type vlc
03:23 Here we can see all the packages are listed.
03:28 Click on the check box next to the vlc packages.
03:33 Now select the option Mark for installation from the menu bar that appears.
03:39 A dialog box appear showing the list of repository packages.
03:45 Click on Mark button to mark all the dependencies automatically.
03:51 Go to the tool bar and click on the Apply button.
03:56 A Summary window appears showing the details of the packages to be installed.
04:02 Click on Apply button to start the installation.
04:07 The installation time depends on the number and size of the packages to be installed.
04:16 Downloading Package File window will be closed as soon as the installation gets completed.
04:25 We can see that vlc is installed now.
04:29 Close the Synaptic Package Manager window.
04:33 Now, let us verify if the vlc player has been successfully installed on our machine.
04:40 Let me minimize the screen, For this, let us go to Applications, Sound & Video.
04:49 Here we can see that vlc media player is listed.
04:54 This means vlc has been successfully installed.
04:59 In a similar way, we can install other applications using Synaptic Package Manager.
05:06 Let us summarise.
05:08 In this tutorial we have learnt to-
05:10 Configure Proxy in Synaptic Package Manager.
05:14 Install an application or package using Synaptic Package Manager.
05:20 The video at the link shown summarises the Spoken Tutorial Project.
05:24 You can download and watch it.
05:28 The Spoken Tutorial Project team conducts workshops and tests. Please write to us for details.
05:36 Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by the NMEICT, MHRD, Govt of India.
05:44 The script for this tutorial has been contributed by the Spoken Tutorial Team.
05:50 And this is Ashwini signing off.


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