Re: packages kept back on Debian stable
On Thu 24 Feb 2022 at 17:50:28 (+0000), L Dimov wrote:
> On Thursday, February 24, 2022, 12:39:27 PM EST, Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 05:32:45PM +0000, L Dimov wrote:
> > > Is it normal that for a while now, maybe 2 or so weeks, these 17 packages are continuing to be kept back? I am on Debian 11 Bullseye stable with only main repositories.
> > >
> > > The following packages have been kept back:
> > > gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 libreoffice libreoffice-base libreoffice-base-core
> > > libreoffice-base-drivers libreoffice-calc libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-impress libreoffice-math
> > > libreoffice-writer libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 linux-image-amd64 python3-uno
> > > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
> > >
> > What command are you typing to get this result? If you're using
> > "apt-get upgrade", try "apt-get dist-upgrade" instead, or if you prefer,
> > "apt-get --with-new-pkgs upgrade".
> I do indeed use apt-get update and apt-get upgrade, and I am aware that there are ways I can force them to upgrade, but should I?
apt-get is a good tool to use, but only if you learn how
to use it effectively. You're not going to "force" anything.
You merely have to allow libopengl0 to be installed so that
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 and libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 can be
upgraded.
Cheers,
David.
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