Re: 'apt-get dist-upgrade' tries to install unneeded packages

2008-06-06 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 01:39:34PM -0700, Corey Hickey wrote: I have my system fully updated right now. When I run 'apt-get upgrade', no packages are ready to install or held back because of dependencies. When I run 'apt-get dist-upgrade', though, I get a list of 73 packages that are to be

Re: 'apt-get dist-upgrade' tries to install unneeded packages

2008-06-06 Thread Corey Hickey
Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 01:39:34PM -0700, Corey Hickey wrote: I have my system fully updated right now. When I run 'apt-get upgrade', no packages are ready to install or held back because of dependencies. When I run 'apt-get dist-upgrade', though, I get a list of

AMD 64 motherboard support

2008-06-06 Thread Risto Maennena
I have put together a computer using an AMD 64 processor with a Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard. I was wondering what I can do in the way of testing to be able to add this to your list of compatible motherboards? Sincerely, Risto Mäennenä [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: 'apt-get dist-upgrade' tries to install unneeded packages

2008-06-06 Thread Jochen Schulz
Lionel Elie Mamane: On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 01:39:34PM -0700, Corey Hickey wrote: I have my system fully updated right now. When I run 'apt-get upgrade', no packages are ready to install or held back because of dependencies. When I run 'apt-get dist-upgrade', though, I get a list of 73

Re: 'apt-get dist-upgrade' tries to install unneeded packages

2008-06-06 Thread Wolfgang Mader
Hello, in deed the documentation is very clear concerning the command line options. What I was not able to figure out is what aptitude performs in gui mode when I hit U to schedule all upgradeable packages for an upgrade. I guess upgrade (which is equivalent to safe-upgrade) is used. Does s.o.

Re: How would I get debian unstable?

2008-06-06 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 01:54:35AM -0400, Robert Isaac wrote: Do you know the difference between Unix and Linux? Short answer is that Linux wrote Linux when he needed a Unix but Unix was caught in the Unix wars and there wasn't one available that wasn't tied up in legal wrangling and

Re: How would I get debian unstable?

2008-06-06 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 01:46:35AM -0400, Robert Isaac wrote: Note that the reason that OpenBSD can claim only two security holes in the default install in the past 10 years is that there are no services active in a default install (you have to add commands to the startup script to

Re: How would I get debian unstable?

2008-06-06 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
Douglas A. Tutty escreveu: On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 01:54:35AM -0400, Robert Isaac wrote: Do you know the difference between Unix and Linux? Short answer is that Linux wrote Linux when he needed a Unix but Unix was caught in the Unix wars and there wasn't one available that wasn't tied up in

Re: AMD 64 motherboard support

2008-06-06 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 01:30:02AM -0700, Risto Maennena wrote: I have put together a computer using an AMD 64 processor with a Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard. I was wondering what I can do in the way of testing to be able to add this to your list of compatible motherboards? Ehm, make

Re: How would I get debian unstable?

2008-06-06 Thread Robert Isaac
Yes, Linux wrote Linux when BSD wasn't available. I've read a quote somewhere that if BSD had been available he wouldn't have bothered with Linux. I have to point that out that you just did it again. :-) Don't worry, we'll just be used as lubricants when the kernel fulfills its mission

Re: 'apt-get dist-upgrade' tries to install unneeded packages

2008-06-06 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 12:25:19PM +0200, Wolfgang Mader wrote: in deed the documentation is very clear concerning the command line options. What I was not able to figure out is what aptitude performs in gui mode when I hit U to schedule all upgradeable packages for an upgrade. I guess

Re: How would I get debian unstable?

2008-06-06 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 10:07:00AM -0300, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: Douglas A. Tutty escreveu: On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 01:54:35AM -0400, Robert Isaac wrote: Do you know the difference between Unix and Linux? Short answer is that Linux wrote Linux when he needed a Unix but Unix was

Re: How would I get debian unstable?

2008-06-06 Thread Damon L. Chesser
On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 11:40 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: snip Argh! %s/Linux/Linus (almost did it again again). Why couldn't he call it LSD (Linus Software Distribution) instead of Linux? Doug. Well, IF he did that, then the dyslectic and the type-lectic would get it confused with

Re: How would I get debian unstable?

2008-06-06 Thread Heikki Levanto
On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 11:40:35AM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: Argh! %s/Linux/Linus (almost did it again again). Why couldn't he call it LSD (Linus Software Distribution) instead of Linux? Because I already have LSD - Levanto Software Development ;-) -H -- Heikki Levanto In Murphy We

Re: 'apt-get dist-upgrade' tries to install unneeded packages

2008-06-06 Thread Karl Schmidt
Corey Hickey wrote: I don't have anything non-default in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d. They made a change (a very bad change in my mind) that has it install recommended files and suggested files by default. To go back to the sane old way: Create a file called local in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d edit