On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 8:58 AM Kent West <we...@acu.edu> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 8:33 AM Kent West <we...@acu.edu> wrote: > >> I just installed 11.6 (Bullseye) on a VM. Before I start using it for its >> intended purpose, I thought I'd take the opportunity to experience a new >> install as a new user, just to see what they might experience. >> >> When given the choice of what software to install, I unselected Gnome and >> selected Cinnamon, and left the others at their defaults (blank except for >> first (desktop) and last (standard tools) options). >> >> When I booted into Cinnamon, I found the "Software" GUI. I can run >> "Aptitude" all day long, but the GUIs I've tended to leave alone. >> >> So here's my question. When in this "Software" GUI, I hit the search >> "magnifying glass" icon in the upper-left corner, and searched for "rust", >> expecting to find Rust-programming-related items. It only found the one >> item of "Process Viewer". Even after I enabled "contrib" and "non-free" >> (didn't think that'd make a difference, but thought I'd try). Are these GUI >> front-ends for "apt" that broken? Or just this one? Or am I doing something >> wrong? >> >> Just curious; I can always use "aptitude" to do what I want, but if I was >> a newbie trying to use this GUI to install "rustc", I'd be at a loss. >> >> Thanks! >> > > The Search feature does not even find "aptitude". I'm beginning to think > this "Software" GUI is something other than a front-end to "apt". > > I found "Synaptic", which seems to be what I thought "Software" was going to be. Perhaps "Synaptic" is Debian-specific, whereas "Software" is Cinnamon-specific. Maybe?
-- Kent West <")))>< IT Support / Client Support Abilene Christian University Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com
