Re: Apt-get Upgrade Problem in Stretch?
On Thu, 20 Jul 2017 05:55:15 +0000 (UTC) davidson@freevolt.org wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jul 2017, Patrick Bartek wrote:
>
> > Getting no results from apt-get upgrade after a week. Can install
> > apps, etc., but get no security or stretch-update "fixes," etc. I
> > find this unusual.
>
> And so, understandably, you feel prompted to seek confirmation that
> there have, in fact, been no updates applicable to your system.
Of course. But I did do searches to see if something like this has
occured before,
> I have a somewhat minimal[1] amd64 stretch system too, and examining
> /var/log/apt/history.log indicates that the most recent date there
> were upgrades available for an already installed package was on
> 2017-07-09:
>
> Start-Date: 2017-07-09 hh:mm:ss
> Commandline: /usr/bin/apt-get upgrade
> Upgrade: libdns-export162:amd64 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3,
> [snip]
> In principle, the fewer packages you have installed, the more likely
> there will be such apparent "dry spells".
This was my first thought, too. But after installing X, window
manager, utilities, apps, and two weeks with nothing, it struck my
"this is out of the ordinary" bone. Never have any of my Debian
installs gone that long without some upgrade activity, particularly
after an initial Stable release.
> > Did a mail list archive search for this, but didn't find
> > anything specific. Or did I miss the solution?
>
> It seems to me that the first step is determining whether there exists
> a problem to be solved.
Hence, my contacting the list. Right now, even with the advice I've
gotten, I can't find anything wrong system or configure-wise.
> Hope this helps.
Thanks for your response.
B
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