On Sun 25 Jun 2017 at 11:36:37 (+0000), Curt wrote: > On 2017-06-25, Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > My question is that since the upgrade chromium is held back from > > upgrading, and in this new world I don't know how to find out why. In > > aptitude I would have done aptitude why-not chromium and it would most > > likely have told me something useful about its dependencies. How can I > > get apt to do similar? Or what tool should I use? > > > > 'apt-get install <package>' will tell you why a package is being held > back (or, as discussed in another thread, will ask your permission to > install an extra package--or packages--in order to meet its dependencies). It's less risky to add the -s switch and just be a user, thus: $ apt-get -s install <package> >>> [Re: apt-get upgrade problem] >>> What? Attached… Cheers, David.
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