Package: aptitude Version: 0.2.15.9-2 Severity: wishlist When I ask apt-get to install a kernel-image it lists all kernel images avaliable for me:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] # apt-get install kernel-image-2.6 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Package kernel-image-2.6 is a virtual package provided by: kernel-image-2.6.10-1-k7 2.6.10-6 kernel-image-2.6.8-2-k7-smp 2.6.8-16 kernel-image-2.6.8-2-k7 2.6.8-16 kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp 2.6.8-16 kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 2.6.8-16 kernel-image-2.6.8-2-386 2.6.8-16 kernel-image-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4-smp 2.6.8-14 kernel-image-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4 2.6.8-14 kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8-smp 2.6.8-14 kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8 2.6.8-14 kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-generic 2.6.8-14 kernel-image-2.6.11-9-em64t-p4-smp 2.6.11-4 kernel-image-2.6.11-9-em64t-p4 2.6.11-4 kernel-image-2.6.11-9-amd64-k8-smp 2.6.11-4 kernel-image-2.6.11-9-amd64-k8 2.6.11-4 kernel-image-2.6.11-9-amd64-generic 2.6.11-4 kernel-image-2.6.11-1-k7-smp 2.6.11-7 kernel-image-2.6.11-1-k7 2.6.11-7 kernel-image-2.6.11-1-686-smp 2.6.11-7 kernel-image-2.6.11-1-686 2.6.11-7 kernel-image-2.6.11-1-386 2.6.11-7 You should explicitly select one to install. E: Package kernel-image-2.6 has no installation candidate [/home/agney] [EMAIL PROTECTED] # but aptitude does not do it: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # aptitude install kernel-image-2.6 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done The following packages have been kept back: <cut> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 75 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. Writing extended state information... Done Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done I will apreciate if aptitude becomes able to do the same. thanks for your attention. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-1-k7 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages aptitude depends on: ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3 0.5.28.6 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgcc1 1:4.0.1-2 GCC support library ii libncurses5 5.4-9 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libsigc++-1.2-5c102 1.2.5-4 type-safe Signal Framework for C++ ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.6-7 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 Versions of packages aptitude recommends: pn aptitude-doc-en | aptitude-do <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
