Re: what does "kept back" mean when do "apt-get upgrade"?

[明覺 <shi.minjue@gmail.com>]

2009/4/14 David Fox <dfox94085@gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:13 PM, 明覺 <shi.minjue@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I often see that some packages are "kept back" when I do "apt-get
>> upgrade", what does it mean? what actions are done to those kept back
>> packages? thanks
>
> They're put on temporary hold. "Kept back" means that there exists a
> dependency on one or more of the kept back packages that prevent them
> from being installed.
>
> Sometimes you can upgrade them by doing a dist-upgrade or
> full-upgrade,  but you have to be careful.
if i do the dist-upgrade or full-upgrade to force upgrade these
packages, then i may break the dependency of some other packages,
which depend on the old versions, right? thanks.
>
>
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