JW wrote:
I sometimes have a hard time figuring out why apt keeps certain packages back.
For example the other day during an apt-get upgrade it was "keeping back"
openoffice (and all the OO componant packages). It was not requiring any
packages to be removed, it wasn't causing any major packages to be upgraded.
i don't really understand why, but *sometimes* when some additional
package has to be upgraded/installed, the original package is kept back
(in aptitude in my case).
How can I find out the *reason* why a package is kept back?
my solution is running aptitude in interactive mode and seeing the
information there. if some package is broken/conflicts, then the source
of the conflict is described in aptitude. mostly, however, no conflict
is found - then i do just U (as upgrade) and G (as go) and it proceeds
without problems. if you press just U, it will tell you what packages
are going to be installed... at least there you should be able to see
what is blocking your apt.
probably not optimal solution, but works for me :)
best,
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