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Re: Can't upgrade anyting in Sid



On Thu 19 Apr 2012 at 05:40:19 -0700, Weaver wrote:

> > Use 'dpkg -i' to install libapt from /var/cache/apt/archives.
> 
> O.K., I've checked out that directory and libapt is sitting there waiting
> for install, but I'm not used to running dpkg.
> What is the full command format please?

For me:

   dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libapt-pkg4.12_0.9.1_i386.deb

> And why isn't aptitude handling this?

For the same reason apt isn't - a bug in something, somewhere. A search
with 'APT::pkgPackageManager::MaxLoopCount' brings up references. I lost
interest once I fixed it.


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