Re: Why so many packages "held back"?
"demslh" <demslh@slh.f2s.com> writes:
>> Doing "apt-get -u upgrade" currently tells me that 88 packages are held
>> back (am tracking unstable). What is the rationale for this and why so
>> many packages?
>
> try doing "apt-get -u dist-upgrade"
> upgrade just upgrades the pacages that are installed, dist-upgrade will
> install any new packages that are needed by the packages that are being
> held back.
Works, Ian. Now only 5 upgrades held back. Thanks!
Lucien
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