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.
O.K., thanks very much for this.
Regards,
Weaver.
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