Chad--24216 Asked: 2011-09-23 07:01:31 +0800 CST2011-09-23 07:01:31 +0800 CST 2011-09-23 07:01:31 +0800 CST What is "the star" communicating in Synaptic? 772 A star sometimes appears next to things in the Synaptic list. What is the star there for? What is it telling me? synaptic 1 Answers Voted Best Answer htorque 2011-09-23T07:05:32+08:002011-09-23T07:05:32+08:00 Those are "new" packages there weren't in the list of available packages the last time you run Synaptic. You can also see them in the New in repository filter in the Status view:
Those are "new" packages there weren't in the list of available packages the last time you run Synaptic.
You can also see them in the New in repository filter in the Status view: