Re: where does unstable appear from?
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 19:40:54 +0000
Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote:
> No, it doesn't, sometimes a judicious bit of butchery is required to
> clear a dependency jam. I waited for quite a while recently, when
> apt-get wanted to rip out a fair number of packages which I use, and
> aptitude just threw up its virtual hands and told me to do the job
> myself.
>
> Eventually I got bored with waiting, and went with apt-get, managing
> to restore everything essential afterwards, because apt-get wasn't
> clever enough to see the right upgrade path. Aptitude was clever
> enough but not powerful enough to deal with the number of packages
> involved.
I virtually never do that. Just wait until it resolves itself. I'm not
in any hurry, mind you. If it takes a month, it takes a month.
--
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
Best wishes,
Alex S.
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