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Synaptic vs Watir

A side-by-side look at Synaptic and Watir. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Synaptic

Synaptic

Os & Utilities

Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides an easy-to-use interface for finding, installing, upgrading and removing software packages on Debian and Ubuntu Linux systems.

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Watir

Watir

Development

Watir is an open-source Ruby library for automating web browsers. It drives browsers the same way people do, enabling testing and scripting of web applications. Watir supports IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera.

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