synaptic package manager gives me an error and does not open
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| synaptic (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
i was trying to download gstreamer from ubuntu software and after that i could not open synaptic package manager
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Sep 27 13:48:56 2022
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-02-03 (236 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Symptom: installation
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Thanks for reporting.
I took the liberty of moving this issue to synaptic since I didn't see how ubiquity was affected. To look into this I believe we need more details on how you attempt to open synaptic and the error message you encounter.