"Robert C. Ramsdell III" wrote:
>
> Lee Malatesta wrote:
>
> > Greetings.
> >
> > When I run apt-get upgrade (after running apt-get update),
> > certain packages are held back. How do I force apt to not hold
> > back the ones I want upgraded? The packages I'm most interested
> > in are the Gnome packages. Progeny has made 1.4 available, which
> > I would like to upgrade to, but apt-get insists on holding back
> > the gnome packages.
> >
> > I apologize if this is an RTFM question. I've read through the
> > apt-get man page and couldn't find the answer, so if the
> > documentation does answer this, please point me to the correct
> > documentation.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Lee Malatesta
> >
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> Try:
>
> #apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> upgrade only upgrades packages when it can be done without changing the
> install status of other packages (adding or removing them).
> dist-upgrade 'intelligently' handles changing dependencies, and will
> remove or install other packages as needed to do upgrades. This is all
> from the man page...
Yes, and if this doesn't work for all the "held-back" packages, try
running dselect without changing the selections. Occasionally a new set
of packages will require some human intervention when the dependency
resolution falls beyond the built-in set of rules. In using dselect,
when you hit "Install" you will be put into a dependency resolution
screen with an explaination of the problem and a suggested resolution.
Just hit "Enter" and it will proceed.
-Don Spoon-
