>>>>> "Jeffrey" == Jeffrey Baker <jwbaker@acm.org> writes:
Jeffrey> Hello, I had the strangest problem tonight. There are new
Jeffrey> versions of many GNOME 2 packages, but apt-get does not offer
Jeffrey> to upgrade them. For example, the gnome-panel2 package was at
Jeffrey> 2.0.0-1 according to apt-cache show, and the installed version
Jeffrey> was 1.5.something. But, when I did apt-get install
Jeffrey> gnome-panel2, apt-get refused and said gnome-panel2 is already
Jeffrey> the latest version.
[...]
This is actually normal behaviour. You'll need to tweak things in order
for experimental packages to automatically update:
# man apt_preferences
...
CANDIDATE VERSION POLICY
Internally APT maintains a list of all available
versions for all packages. If you place multiple
releases or vendors in your sources.list(5) file
then these features are available. By default APT
selects the highest version from all automatic
sources. *Some sources, such as project/experimental
are marked Not Automatic - these fall to the bottom
of the selection pile.*
[emphasis mine]
...
0 to 100
Non automatic priorities. These are only
used if the package is not installed and
there is no other version available.
...
You should look through the rest of the man page to find out how to make
it do what you want it to. (If you want the quick-and-easy answer, then
you shouldn't be using the experimental packages in the first place.)
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