The auto search is disabled deliberately as it can cause users on low specification machines to think that their computer has frozen. As you see above, you can add it. I will add a further note to the documentation area about it.
** Changed in: lubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Synaptic "Quick Search" box inaccessible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663795 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs