20.04 Synaptics package manager not supported [duplicate]

Installing from should work, doesn't Nothing else does.

Failed to install  - file not supported

$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL=""
SUPPORT_URL=""
BUG_REPORT_URL=""
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL=""
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dpkg --print-architecture
amd64

2 Answers

Use sudo apt-get install synaptic

Adding the respository fixed it.

sudo apt-add-repository universe

then

sudo apt-get install synaptic

worked

Remember there is a synaptics trackpad and a synaptic package manager.