Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.



We all knew this was going to happen at some point since there is a lot of work going on for the Ubuntu Software Center, but here's a confirmation: Paul Tagliamonte , an Ubuntu LoCoCouncil and BeginnersTeam Council member confirmed in a comment on Reddit that Synaptic will soon be removed from Ubuntu.





It's not yet sure, but it seems Synaptic will be removed starting with Natty Narwhal (Ubuntu 11.04):

Synaptic is going bye-bye soon. [...]



It should have been removed on Lucid, but it slipped ( SC had too few features ). I don't think it's off the default for maverick, but it should be gone by Natty.