Re: apt-get dist-upgrade removes random packages.

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Achim Bode wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I dist-upgrade from etch to unstable. I change my sources.list, 
> performed a apt-get upgrade and be informed that some package will be 
> removed.
> gallery2 concerns me in particular since it not obsolete in testing. Is 
> something wrong with my database  or do I misunderstand  something?

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See my earlier query and the answer from Daniel Burrows: try running

aptitude -s dist-upgrade

and that will tell you much more about the reasons that removal is 
suggested.

But how to avoid it is another question ;-)

Hugo