RESOLUTION: Re: how can i determine why apt-get "keeps packages" back?
Hi Again List,
I just wanted to post the resolution to this issue. Thanks for all
the helpful responses.
The problem was that i couldn't upgrade the packages that were already
installed, (gedit, gnome-utils, gnumeric)
The solution was to manually do:
apt-get --fix-broken install gnumeric -s # could've used gedit or
gnome-utils
This showed that gnome-print needed to be removed, (why it didn't
automatically, i don't know, anyone?)
I then removed gnome-print and did a fresh
apt-get upgrade and everything went through smoothly.
I guess it boiled down to forcibly removing gnome-print so the upgrade
for gnumeric could install the newer "print system" (forgot the name
of the package) that it conflicted with. Could this be attributed to
incorrect setup of the gnome packages, (Ximian)? Hmmm.
Thanks sincerely for the help,
jereme
Amidst piles of mail, jereme said:
> Hi List,
>
> Can someone point me towards information regarding why apt-get will
> sometimes say certain packages have been kept back and how i may
> resolve the troubles: (hope this isn't too much information)
>
>
> An example of the trouble:
>
> 10:35am~$ su
> Password:
> jereme:/home/jereme# apt-get upgrade
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following packages have been kept back
> gedit gnome-utils gnumeric
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not
> upgraded.
> jereme:/home/jereme#
>
>
> I first do apt-get update, then I usually do a dry run of the
> upgrade with `-s', after that, I am usually good to go. I
> only found one post in the archive and it said this was do to
> "dependency problems", it suggested using `-f' to fix the
> problem. After looking through the info node, i think i can
> only use --fix-broken with install and remove.
> I then tried `apt-get -f install gnumeric -s' (even though it
> is installed already) This said I needed to install a bunch of
> stuff:
>
>
> Reading Package Lists...
> Building Dependency Tree...
> The following extra packages will be installed:
> libgal3 libgnomeprint-bin libgnomeprint-data libgnomeprint11 libole2-0
> libunicode0
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> gnome-print
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> libgal3 libgnomeprint-bin libgnomeprint-data libgnomeprint11 libole2-0
> libunicode0
> 1 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
> Inst libunicode0
> Inst libgal3
> Inst libgnomeprint-bin []
> Inst libgnomeprint-data []
> Inst gnumeric []
> Remv gnome-print []
> Inst libgnomeprint11 []
> Inst libole2-0
> Conf libunicode0
> Conf libgal3
> Conf libgnomeprint-bin
> Conf libgnomeprint-data
> Conf gnumeric
> Conf libgnomeprint11
> Conf libole2-0
>
>
> So i am left with the impression that:
> I installed gnumeric, (for example) at a time when all
> dependencies were met, now I cannot upgrade because the newest
> version requires me to remove/install other packages that are
> already installed.
>
> It is at this point that i am left wondering when will apt
> auto-magically fix these probelms and when does it decide not to,
> what should i be doing? My assumption would be to manually do
> `apt-get -f install' for the three already installed packages,
> gedit, gnome-utils and gnumeric and then try a fresh upgrade,
> which should then run smoother?
>
> Hope one of you gurus can point me towards info that will help me
> iron this out. Thanks for the help! Hope my explanation was
> clear enough.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> jereme
>
>
> +--------------------------------------------------------------+
> Jereme Corrado <jereme@drjcomputing.com>
> Net Admin
> Restorative Management Corp.
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Jereme Corrado <jereme@drjcomputing.com>
Net Admin
Restorative Management Corp.
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"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend and inside of a dog,
it's too dark to read."
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