Re: apt-get dist-upgrade

[Joris Huizer <jorishuizer@planet.nl>]

Jesse Rosenthal wrote:
> Jeff Elkins wrote:
>
>
> > Huh?
> >
> > ---------------
> > The following packages will be REMOVED:
> > blt-common epiphany-browser gimp-nonfree
> > kdelibs4-dev libcupsys2-dev mozilla mozilla-browser
> > mozilla-mailnews mozilla-psm mozilla-xft
> > --------------
> >
> > I've been disconnected lately, but what's up with this?
> >
> > I'd like to get current, but I need my Mozilla :)
> >
> > Jeff
>
>
>
> At least as far as mozilla goes, I had this problem a while (a month?) back,
> and resolved it by first running "apt-get --reinstall install mozilla".
> This led it to install some dependencies and then dist-upgrade worked more
> smoothly. At least, if memory serves...

I would let it do what it thinks is necessary, but not before I'd have 
started a `script` session... so I could allways restore most or all 
packages afterwards..


HTH,

Joris