Re: To dselect or aptitude, that is the question
In article <[🔎] 408BDED4.9050503@weavers-web.org>, on Sun, 25 Apr 2004
23:52:52 +0800, Katipo wrote:
Thank you for your comments. I'm can see I've not been very clear in my
previous messages. I'll try again.
> Jules Dubois wrote:
>
>>If I can find some combination of installable or upgradable packages
>>which removes a "broken" condition, can I just go ahead and install
>>them?
>>
> I think the immediate requirement is to go into your sources list and
> comment out all those unwanted lines. The thing that woke me up was the
> packet managers' advice concerning an 'inconsistant variation', or
> something to that effect.
I've had non-upgradable packages in the past, when I was running
'testing', such as when updated packages from big suites like KDE began
appearing there. I can't discern any ill effects from the situation.
> First thing:- stabilise your system.
My system is stable (i.e., working as expected). Nothing that's actually
installed on my system is broken (i.e., marked by Aptitude, Synaptic, or
apt-get as having dependency problems).
> Comment out snapshot and experimental as well.
I think I will do this.
> Next I would remove the Libranet adminmenu upgrade package, and place
> adminmenu itself on hold.
Why do I want to keep either package? I don't use them.
> Keep the Libranet entries, along with the stable and sarge,
What's wrong with unstable? I know I've read several convincing messages
saying the best choices are 'stable' and 'unstable' but, as usual, I
remember the conclusion and not the rationale.
> Then I would start removing broken packages and reinstalling them.
(I can see the lack of clarity in my previous messages.) My system's
status is:
1) No package as installed on my system is broken.
2) I don't require any upgrades.
However,
1) Some packages which I've installed are listed as 'upgradable'.
I have older versions and newer versions are available.
2) The new versions of these packages have dependencies which conflict
with the dependencies of some other packages I have installed.
3) Aptitude labels these packages, if I remove the 'hold', as 'broken'.
It seems to consider brokenness to apply to the upgrades, not my system
as it currently stands. I find this to be reasonable behavior.
4) Synaptic doesn't list these packages as broken but it won't allow me to
upgrade them. I find this to be reasonable behavior.
However, this means I have to
(a) wait for someone else to resolve these conflicts, giving me a
consistent set of upgrades; or
(b) resolve those conflicts, manually, to the extent I'm able to do so; or
(c) both of the above.
I really don't have any problems. I'm just seeking some advice on how to
proceed, probably sticking with 'unstable'.
--
"[Linux kernel v2.6 has] enterprise-level performance: you see 32-way
multiprocessor SMP configurations, 128-way NUMA configurations, high
degrees of reliability."
-- Darl McBride. CEO, The SCO Group. Harvard University lecture. 2/2/2004.
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