Re: pinning + apt-get vs aptitude
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 05:54:27PM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> was heard to say:
> Sven Joachim wrote:
> >>The following packages will be REMOVED:
> >>... grub-legacy{a} ...
[snip]
> >>The following NEW packages will be installed:
> >>... grub-pc{a} ...
> >>
> >>So why does aptitude pay no attention to my pin?
> >
> >Because it decides that the grub-legacy package is unused and can be
> >removed despite the pin. Whether this is the right thing is debatable;
> >I'm sure you find some bug reports about that if you dig into the long
> >list of aptitude bugs.
> >
>
> That explains it well, thanks
It probably won't help, though. If grub-legacy was unused, it would
say "grub-legacy{u}". Instead it says "grub-legacy{a}", indicating that
it was forced off the system by a conflicting package.
Daniel
Reply to: