--- synaptic-0.57.2/gtk/rgfetchprogress.cc.showprog	2006-05-09 19:14:11.000000000 +0300
+++ synaptic-0.57.2/gtk/rgfetchprogress.cc	2006-05-09 19:13:35.000000000 +0300
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@
    //cout << "RGFetchProgress::Start()" << endl;
    pkgAcquireStatus::Start();
    _cancelled = false;
+   show();
 
    RGFlushInterface();
 }