Re: apt-get pkg held-back?
I see it now and then (mostly with unstable). Usually I'll do 'apt-get
-u dist-upgrade' so I can see what new files apt wants to install.
On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 02:20:56PM -0500, William Jensen wrote:
> Indeed this was the case Bob. Thanks for the heads up. It wanted a
> jx-lib installed before it would upgrade code-crusader. Is this a common
> occurance that a package will say it's being held back because a 'new'
> dependency exists that didn't before in the previous edition?
>
> Regards, Bill
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 08:41:09PM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> > Try 'apt-get dist-upgrade' instead. The "kept-back" message probably
> > relates to a new dependency.
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 07:48:39PM -0500, William Jensen wrote:
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > I did a apt-get update && apt-get upgrade and saw the following:
> > >
> > > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > > The following packages have been kept back
> > > code-crusader
> > > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> > >
> > > Why would a package be "kept back"? Does this mean there is a new rev but
> > > the author hasn't quite finished putting the package up?
> >
> > --
> > Bob Nielsen, N7XY nielsen@oz.net
> > Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen
> >
> >
> >
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