On Tue, 7 May 2013 19:23:39 -0400 (EDT) Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com> wrote: > > Was it your intention to upgrade from Wheezy to Jessie? If not, then > I'm guessing that you are using "testing" rather than "wheezy" in > /etc/apt/sources.list. This is a perfect example of why you should > always use a release code name, not a status, in /etc/apt/sources.list. > Wheezy is no longer the testing release. It is now the stable release. > Jessie is the new testing release. I intentionally did an upgrade from > Wheezy to Jessie, but when I saw that "aptitude full-upgrade" intended > to delete less, I aborted it and did an "aptitude safe-upgrade" instead. > You obviously gave it permission to delete less. You should pay closer > attention to what you give it permission to do. Given that you did, > your options are limited. Wait for less to be upgraded to a new release > that is compatible with man-db, if possible. You are right, Stephen. safe-upgrade is the best way to manage this. And you must pay attention when playing with testing or unstable versions. Anyway, Debian people are busy preparing man-db and less compatible versions right now. They will be available soon. > > -- > .''`. Stephen Powell -- Jean-Marc <jean-marc@6jf.be>
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