Re: apt-get dist-upgrade

[Jesse Rosenthal <jr2075@columbia.edu>]

Jeff Elkins wrote:

> Huh?
> 
> ---------------
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> blt-common epiphany-browser gimp-nonfree
> kdelibs4-dev libcupsys2-dev mozilla mozilla-browser
> mozilla-mailnews mozilla-psm mozilla-xft
> --------------
> 
> I've been disconnected lately, but what's up with this?
> 
> I'd like to get current, but I need my Mozilla :)
> 
> Jeff


At least as far as mozilla goes, I had this problem a while (a month?) back,
and resolved it by first running "apt-get --reinstall install mozilla".
This led it to install some dependencies and then dist-upgrade worked more
smoothly. At least, if memory serves...