Re: apt-get upgrade error- SOLVED
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:39:36 -0500 (EST), Paul Cartwright wrote:
> Stephen Powell wrote:
>>
>> That's because you're doing an "upgrade" instead of a "dist-upgrade".
>> With an upgrade, apt is allowed to upgrade packages, but it is not
>> allowed to delete packages or install new ones. Those packages are
>> being held back because installing them would require apt to either
>> install a package which is not currently installed that is a dependency
>> of the package being held back or else remove a package that conflicts
>> with the updated version of the package being held back. When doing
>> massive updates, it is generally good practice to do an "upgrade"
>> first, then later do a "dist-upgrade". The release notes for upgrading
>> Lenny to Squeeze, for example, specifically instruct one to do this.
>
> so I should do a dist-upgrade. But I already did that to get to squeeze.
> I thought I read the release notes & followed along all the way to the
> end. Of course it was midnight when I finished:)
You replied off-list. I assume that was accidental, since there's
nothing of a personal or sensitive nature here. Going back to the
list.
What does your /etc/apt/sources.list file look like? Please include it
in your next post.
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