Re: upgrading unstable -- 44 packages held back?
Dave Sherohman <esper@sherohman.org> writes:
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 11:25:47AM -0800, Kurt Lieber wrote:
> > So, I'm assuming this is expected behavior, but can anyone explain how the
> > determination is made to hold back certain packages? If it's not the hold
> > flag, what else does it look for?
>
> apt-get upgrade will refuse to add any new packages or delete any
> existing ones. If packages have been split or become obsolete (or
> depend on any split/obsolete packages), it won't touch them.
>
> > Also, how do I upgrade those packages?
>
> apt-get dist-upgrade
Or, better yet, use dselect. It'll intellegently resolve dependencies
similarly to dist-upgrade, and will also show you why newer packages
are being held back in apt (usually because it can't meet the
dependencies).
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Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>
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