> Hi Marcus,
> 
> Thanks for your reply, but I'm afraid I still don't understand some of
> it. If the package is installed but the patch isn't, I thought I should
> see a green and white Z. What's the difference in these cases? When you
> say 'it will be gone', do you mean the patch will be installed?

The patch will be installed in this case (and this fact recorded).

The problem here is that a patch might not just require some specific
package versions, but also run scripts, display licenses etc.

> > > Another aspect is why some patches are shown with a white triangle and
> > > white box with a black tick when the packages themselves have a black
> > > triangle with a green and white Z (e.g. krb5). Other patches for
> > > packages marked in this way are themselves marked with a white triangle
> > > and a green and white Z (e.g. python). What's the difference?
> > 
> > refresh, some packages have been installed that do not satisfy the patch.
> 
> Sorry, I don't understand this at all. What's refresh? How can I see
> what doesn't satisfy the patch (Check says all dependencies are OK)? How
> can I see what rule it is using to decide that something should be
> autoinstalled?

You can check the versions of the packages in the upper-right window.
I guess one or more might not be fulfilled yet, while others are.

> > > The final aspect is specific to gtk2. There is a patch for gtk2, which I
> > > have installed. Why can't I see a matching patch to gtk2-debuginfo?
> > > There's a version conflict. Am I misunderstanding something or is this a
> > > bug?
> > 
> > We do not ship updates for -debuginfo packages, you need to deinstall 
> > gtk2-debuginfo before updating.
> 
> Have I understood you correctly: As soon as there's an update to a
> package, it's no longer possible to debug it?

You can still debug it and the debugger will show a backtrace at least,
its just that the debuginfo package cannot be used.
(The reason we leave them out is just bandwith and diskspace issues.)

Ciao, Marcus
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