After installation the "Mark All Upgrades" button was simply missing from Synaptic. To resolve this issue I did the following command in a terminal:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall synaptic
Hope this helps someone out there!
Bill.
Edit: here's the fix ->
Roken wrote:OK - here's the fix.
If you haven't already (or if you've rebooted) reinstall synaptic.
Now, before you reboot open a terminal and:
This will create a new text file. Add the following two lines to the file:Code: Select all
sudo gedit /etc/linuxmint/adjustments/10-mintsystem-synaptic.preserve
Save. Now your "Mark All Upgrades" button should be back and surviving reboots. To revert to default mint behaviour:Code: Select all
/usr/share/synaptic/glade/window_main.glade /usr/share/synaptic/gtkbuilder/window_main.ui
This is the correct way to disable the mintsystem change to synaptic (based on examination of the mintsystem script) and should survive updates in the future.Code: Select all
sudo rm /etc/linuxmint/adjustments/10-mintsystem-synaptic.preserve