Hi! I just did an upgrade last week. After you change your sources.list do apt-get update to update the package listing. then do apt-get dist-upgrade to upgrade the entire system.
Jim ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Hi guys, > > Is it *normal* for 151 packages to be held back > and only 28 upgraded > when upgrading Woody[1] to Sarge? > > I did[2], > rhc:/etc/apt# vi sources.list > rhc:/etc/apt# apt-get upgrade > rhc:/etc/apt# apt-get update > > Did I do the upgrade incorrectly? > > Thanks, > > Roger > TEFLChina.org > > [1] > Woody CD#1 bf24 + Net Install + Tasksel's Standard UNIX > server. > > [2] > my upgrade bash session: > > rhc:/etc/apt# vi sources.list > (edited out security source, and :%s/stable/testing/) > > rhc:/etc/apt# apt-get update > Get:1 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing/main Packages > [2757kB] Get:2 http://non-us.debian.org > testing/non-US/main Packages [6771B] Get:3 > http://non-us.debian.org testing/non-US/main Release [88B] > Get:4 http://non-us.debian.org testing/non-US/main Sources > [3123B] Get:5 http://non-us.debian.org testing/non-US/main > Release [90B] Get:6 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu > testing/main Release [81B] Get:7 > http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing/main Sources > [1086kB] Get:8 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing/main > Release [83B] Fetched 3853kB in 26s (147kB/s) > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > > rhc:/etc/apt# apt-get upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages have been kept back > apt apt-utils base-config base-passwd bash bc bin86 > bind9-host binutils bison bsdgames bsdmainutils bsdutils > console-tools cpio cpp > cpp-2.95 cron dc debconf debianutils dhcp-client > dnsutils dpkg e2fsprogs ed exim fdutils file fileutils > findutils flex ftp ftpd g++ > g++-2.95 gcc gcc-2.95 gdb gettext-base gnupg grep > groff-base gzip hostname iamerican ibritish ifupdown info > iptables ispell less libc6 > libc6-dev libcap1 libdb2 libdb3 libfreetype6 libgcc1 > libgdbmg1 libglib1.2 libgtk1.2 libident libldap2 > liblockfile1 liblwres1 libncurses5 > libnss-db libpam-modules libpam0g libpcre3 libpng2 > libpopt0 libreadline4 libsasl7 libssl0.9.6 > libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 libwrap0 libxaw7 > lilo locales login logrotate lpr lynx mailx make man-db > mawk modutils mount mpack mtools mtr mutt nano > ncurses-bin net-tools netcat > nfs-common nfs-kernel-server nvi passwd patch pciutils > pdksh perl perl-base perl-modules pidentd portmap ppp > pppoe pppoeconf procps > psmisc python python-newt python2.1 rcs reportbug sed > setserial shellutils slang1 ssh strace syslinux sysvinit > talk talkd tar tasksel > tcpd tcsh telnet telnetd texinfo textutils time > traceroute util-linux vacation wenglish whiptail whois > xfree86-common xlibs ytalk zlib1g > zsh > 28 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and > 151 not upgraded. Need to get 16.5MB of archives. After > unpacking 3551kB will be used. Do you want to continue? > [Y/n] > > ************ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of > "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
