Re: upgrade a packge
Can you post all replies to the list, not just to me.
Thanks.
How did you install Debian in the first place? If
you've been running a straight stable system there
should be no problems.
BUT, you started this post talking about running an
apt-get upgrade so are you migrating upwards from
potato? Then you could try an 'apt-get dist-upgrade'
first.
You can try making extra copies of the first two lines
of /etc/sources.list with the words potato and stable
replaced with testing, and other copies where they're
replaced with unstable. This will not upgrade you
beyond stable unless you ask specifically for it. You
can then try 'apt-get install -t testing perl' or even
'apt-get install -t unstable perl'
--- Vivek Kumar <vivek@gorave.net> wrote: > Here are
contents from /etc/apt/sources.list. I
> tried spkg --intall perl
> and i got the same result.
>
> # Use for a local mirror - remove the ftp1 http
> lines for the bits
> # your mirror contains.
> # deb file:/your/mirror/here/debian stable main
> contrib non-free
> # See sources.list(5) for more information, especial
> # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file
> URIs
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian potato main
> contrib non-free
> deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US
> stable/non-US main contrib
> non-free
> deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
> contrib non-free
>
> On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 03:45, Simon Tod wrote:
> > Could you post the contents of the file
> > /etc/sources.list - did you try 'apt-get -t
> testing
> > install perl' or 'apt-get -t unstable install
> perl'?
> >
> > Even perl in stable depends on libdb2 >=
> 2:2.7.7.0-7.
> > Looks to me like you might have cd's in your
> > /etc/sources.list
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Vivek Kumar <vivek@gorave.net> wrote: >
> Thanks
> > for help. I did that and I got following:
> > > [75]#/root # apt-get install perl
> > > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > > Some packages could not be installed. This may
> mean
> > > that you have
> > > requested an impossible situation or if you are
> > > using the unstable
> > > distribution that some required packages have
> not
> > > yet been created
> > > or been moved out of Incoming.
> > >
> > > Since you only requested a single operation it
> is
> > > extremely likely that
> > > the package is simply not installable and a bug
> > > report against
> > > that package should be filed.
> > > The following information may help to resolve
> the
> > > situation:
> > >
> > > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet
> > > dependencies:
> > > perl: Depends: libdb2 (>= 2:2.7.7.0-7) but
> > > 2:2.4.14-2.7.7.1.c is to be
> > > installed
> > > E: Sorry, broken packages
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 12:08, Simon Tod wrote:
> > > > --- Vivek Kumar <vivek@gorave.net> wrote: >
> Hi
> > > there,
> > > > >
> > > > > I need help to upgrade a certain package. I
> used
> > > > > following command:
> > > > > apt-get upgrade perl
> > > > > Once I do this it gives me a list of
> packages
> > > and
> > > > > goes back to the
> > > > > prompt. I see perl-base in the list.
> > > > > Can I upgrade single package ?? There is
> > > sendmail
> > > > > also in the list so if
> > > > > I upgrade all the packages I am afraid that
> > > sendmail
> > > > > will also get
> > > > > upgraded and so is the configuration files.
> I
> > > don't
> > > > > want to affect my
> > > > > mailing system.
> > > > > Any Help !!
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > V Kumar
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > If all you want to do is upgrade a single
> package
> > > then
> > > > you need
> > > >
> > > > apt-get install perl
> > > >
> > > > Depending on what's in your /etc/sources.list
> file
> > > you
> > > > might have to add a '-t testing' or '-t
> unstable'
> > > to
> > > > the command to ensure you're getting the one
> you
> > > want.
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > -----------------------
> > > > Simon Tod
> > > > todsr1@yahoo.co.uk
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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> > >
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