Public bug reported: When Synaptic starts, it writes into console "cannot open /etc/aptapt.conf.d/99synaptic to write APT::Install-Recommends". Probably somebody forgot to insert slash between /etc/apt and apt.conf.d
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: synaptic 0.83+nmu1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-25.27-generic 4.8.1 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Mon Oct 17 08:11:37 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-29 (201 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-09-29 (17 days ago) ** Affects: synaptic (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1633964 Title: synaptic cannot write config file in apt.conf.d To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/1633964/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs