Re: Yikes, 140 held packages
Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> writes:
> On Jo, 27 oct 11, 15:08:57, Harry Putnam wrote:
>> I noticed this command posted for another recent thread:
>> aptitude search ~ahold
>>
>> I was curious so ran it myself. I was shocked to see quite a bunch of
>> held packages.. 140 to be exact. Are there any circumstances that
>> would warrant such a high count?
>
> Yes, not running full-upgrade (or equivalent) when really needed.
>
>> I'm running wheezy on 32 bit P4 3.02 Ghz and 2gb ram. I've been
>> following along with the update notices so should be pretty up to
>> date.
>
> What are you using for updates, just the Update Manager or
> apt-get/aptitude?
I've actually used both on occasion. Are you suggesting I should run
something in particular with an specific apt-get/aptitude command.
Is there any other circumstance that would account for such a high
count of held packages? It is a high count at 140 right... or is that
not so abnormal?
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