Re: Ugrading using apt-get?

[Paul Miller <pmiller@jove.acs.unt.edu>]

Will Lowe wrote:
> 
> > 3. Execute 'apt-get dist-upgrade'
> >
> > I see that all of the packages to be updated are simply held back.
> > Essentially nothing gets upgraded at all. Why is this? I have tried to
> > use the -f parameter in step three as well to no avail.
> 
> Do you have them marked "hold" in dselect? (they'll have an equals sign
> "=" in the action field) ...
>                                                         Will

This is true. They are all on hold. I was confused because apt-get also
has a dselect-upgrade parameter. I assumed that dist-upgrade ignored the
dselect action choices.

Thanx for the correction.

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Paul Miller
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