Re: Re: blocked update: Berkeley database utitility
On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 09:52:03AM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 05:51:52PM -0500, Charles E. Blair wrote:
> > I am using debian version 8.9.
> >
> > I have received several "updates available"
> > notices that include Berkeley database utilities
> > that are described as "blocked".
> >
> > I just tried aptitude. It says that an upgrade
> > of the package db5.1-util from version 5.1.29-5 to
> > 5.1.29-9 is available, but that I (the user) have
> > asked to stay the current version. I did not do
> > this intentionally, and don't think I have ever
> > used the programs in this package.
>
>
> run:
>
> apt-cache policy db5.1-util
>
> and quote the output here. Don't paraphrase it, please.
>
To which he replied:
> Thanks for your help. The output:
>
>db5.1-util:
> Installed: 5.1.29-5
> Candidate: 5.1.29-9
> Version table:
> 5.1.29-9 0
> 500 http://debian.cites.illinois.edu/pub/debian/
>jessie/main amd64 Packages
> *** 5.1.29-5 0
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
OK. run:
aptitude unhold db5.1-util
apt upgrade
and see what happens.
-dsr-
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