Re: how to fix aptitude errors upgrading LMDE UP3 -> UP4
Tom Roche wrote:
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> Indulekha Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:52:34 -0500
>>> Have you tried "apt-get -f install"?
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> No, and using apt-get rather than aptitude was the right idea:
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> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_literal_apt_get_literal_literal_apt_cache_literal_vs_literal_aptitude_literal
>> 2.2.1. apt-get / apt-cache vs. aptitude
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> ...
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>> * apt-get is most suitable for the major system upgrade between releases, etc.
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> So I did
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> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> sudo apt-get -f install
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> which got the packages fixed and installed, as verified by subsequent
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> $ sudo apt-get update
> ...
> $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree
>> Reading state information... Done
>> Calculating upgrade... Done
>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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> and then I was able to reboot and
> $ sudo aptitude update
> ...
> $ sudo aptitude -s full-upgrade
>> No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
>> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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> your assistance is appreciated, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche@pobox.com>
>
Glad it worked! It's gotten me out of a few jams...
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