On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 19:40:54 +0000 Joe <j...@jretrading.com> wrote: > No, it doesn't, sometimes a judicious bit of butchery is required to > clear a dependency jam. I waited for quite a while recently, when > apt-get wanted to rip out a fair number of packages which I use, and > aptitude just threw up its virtual hands and told me to do the job > myself. > > Eventually I got bored with waiting, and went with apt-get, managing > to restore everything essential afterwards, because apt-get wasn't > clever enough to see the right upgrade path. Aptitude was clever > enough but not powerful enough to deal with the number of packages > involved.
I virtually never do that. Just wait until it resolves itself. I'm not in any hurry, mind you. If it takes a month, it takes a month. -- Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Best wishes, Alex S.