I see it now and then (mostly with unstable). Usually I'll do 'apt-get -u dist-upgrade' so I can see what new files apt wants to install.
On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 02:20:56PM -0500, William Jensen wrote: > Indeed this was the case Bob. Thanks for the heads up. It wanted a > jx-lib installed before it would upgrade code-crusader. Is this a common > occurance that a package will say it's being held back because a 'new' > dependency exists that didn't before in the previous edition? > > Regards, Bill > > > On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 08:41:09PM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: > > Try 'apt-get dist-upgrade' instead. The "kept-back" message probably > > relates to a new dependency. > > > > On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 07:48:39PM -0500, William Jensen wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > > > I did a apt-get update && apt-get upgrade and saw the following: > > > > > > Reading Package Lists... Done > > > Building Dependency Tree... Done > > > The following packages have been kept back > > > code-crusader > > > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > > > > > > Why would a package be "kept back"? Does this mean there is a new rev but > > > the author hasn't quite finished putting the package up? > > > > -- > > Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen
