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Re: Updating and upgrading using apt-get and problems



* Hooman (a_linux_newbie@yahoo.ca) [030820 15:57]:
> savalan:/etc# apt-get upgrade
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct
> these.
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet
> dependencies:
>   nvidia-glx: Depends: nvidia-kernel-1.0.4496 but it
> is not installable or
>                        nvidia-kernel-source (>=
> 1.0.4496) but it is not installable
>               Depends: xlibmesa3-glu but it is not
> installable or
>                        libglu1 but it is not
> installable
>               Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.1-1) but
> 2.2.5-11.2 is installed
> E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
> 
> What is the problem I have here? What should I do?

Instead of apt-get upgrade, use

apt-get dist-upgrade

The differences are described in the man page.

Better still, use aptitude or dselect.

good times,
Vineet
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