Re: Question about - apt-get upgrade
On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 08:45:01PM +0100, Robert Cates wrote: I've got a general question concerning apt-get - what would be the reason(s) for the below message when I upgrade my packages? Do I need to do an apt-get upgrade again at a later time, or is there something I need to do right away to get it to install? I somehow was wondering if it's because the package maintainer does not have the package quite ready for an upgrade. The following packages have been kept back: linux-image-2.6-686 `apt-get upgrade` will only upgrade packages which can be updated without requiring changes to any other packages. The most likely case is that something depends on the current version of your kernel package (or conflicts with the new version) and would also need to be upgraded along with the kernel in order to resolve this. You can instead use `apt-get dist-upgrade` if you want all such cases to be handled automatically. Another possibility is that the kernel image may have been placed on hold, in which case it will be kept back from all upgrades (and dist-upgrades) unless explicitly requested with `apt-get install linux-image-2.6-686`. -- I reckon we are now the only monastry ever that had a dungeon stuffed with sixteen thousand zombies. - perlmonks.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Question about - apt-get upgrade
Hi all, I've got a general question concerning apt-get - what would be the reason(s) for the below message when I upgrade my packages? Do I need to do an apt-get upgrade again at a later time, or is there something I need to do right away to get it to install? I somehow was wondering if it's because the package maintainer does not have the package quite ready for an upgrade. The following packages have been kept back: linux-image-2.6-686 thanks in advance for your help! Robert
A basic question about apt-cdrom (was: Handling apt-get, apt-cdrom, sources.list, cdroms.list)
Hi. After adding a CD-ROM with `apt-cdrom', running `apt-get update' will be enough? Or should I also run `apt-get dist-upgrade' as a third step? I couldn't find an answer in the Debian documentation. Tnanks for any reply, Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A basic question about apt-cdrom
On Tue, 2007.08.07 18:35, Rodolfo Medina wrote: After adding a CD-ROM with `apt-cdrom', running `apt-get update' will be enough? Or should I also run `apt-get dist-upgrade' as a third step? Using apt-cdrom is enough as far as I know; it will add the apt source entry and create the list of what packages are on the CD so apt knows what is there. Whether you upgrade (using apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade) using the newly available packages is up to you. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A basic question about apt-cdrom (was: Handling apt-get, apt-cdrom, sources.list, cdroms.list)
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 18:35 +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Hi. After adding a CD-ROM with `apt-cdrom', running `apt-get update' will be enough? Or should I also run `apt-get dist-upgrade' as a third step? I couldn't find an answer in the Debian documentation. Tnanks for any reply, Rodolfo apt-cdrom is enough. Even you don't need apt-get update. -- S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu) web application developer somewherein... Blog: www.lavluda.com Do you blog ??? Start blogging in Bangla www.somewhereinblog.net
Question about apt and pinning
Hi, I've a little question about apt-pinning. I'm running debian testing and when running 'apt-get dist-upgrade' apt tells me that it wants to remove packet 'xmaxima'. This is quite logical, since currently xmaxima is out of the testing. To prevent this I wrote in /etc/apt/preferences file: Package: xmaxima Pin: version * Pin-Priority: 1200 Still when running 'apt-get dist-upgrade' apt tells me that it wants to remove xmaxima. Then I thought: maybe it's because apt can't find xmaxima-packet at all. And after some consideration I wrote a new apt_preferences file and made necessary changes to sources.list. /etc/apt/preferences: Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 100 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 1 Package: xmaxima Pin: version * Pin-Priority: 1200 Still when running 'apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade' I get that apt wants to remove xmaxima though it's surely present in both stable and unstable distribution. Question: Am I doing something wrong? APT HOWTO section 3.10 states that if packet has a priority 1000 it should _never_ be replaced by apt. Is there any way to force apt not to remove packet when doing dist-upgrade? P.S. Of course it's possible to run 'apt-get dist-upgrade apt-get install xmaxima/unstable', but wasn't the whole idea behind apt-pinning to avoid this kind of mess?
Re: Question about apt and pinning
Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 100 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 1 Package: xmaxima Pin: version * Pin-Priority: 1200 Still when running 'apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade' I get that apt wants to remove xmaxima though it's surely present in both stable and unstable distribution. I'm not sure, and I've had some frustrating experiences trying to get apt pinning right. But what does 'apt-cache policy xmaxima' say? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Question about apt-pinning
Hi, I've a little question about apt-pinning. I'm running debian testing and when running 'apt-get dist-upgrade' apt tells me that it wants to remove packet 'xmaxima'. This is quite logical, since currently xmaxima is out of the testing. To prevent this I wrote in /etc/apt/preferences file: Package: xmaxima Pin: version * Pin-Priority: 1200 Still when running 'apt-get dist-upgrade' apt tells me that it wants to remove xmaxima. Then I thought: maybe it's because apt can't find xmaxima-packet at all. And after some consideration I wrote a new apt_preferences file and made necessary changes to sources.list. /etc/apt/preferences: Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 100 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 1 Package: xmaxima Pin: version * Pin-Priority: 1200 Still when running 'apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade' I get that apt wants to remove xmaxima though it's surely present in both stable and unstable distribution. Question: Am I doing something wrong? APT HOWTO section 3.10 states that if packet has a priority 1000 it should _never_ be replaced by apt. Is there any way to force apt not to remove packet when doing dist-upgrade? P.S. Of course it's possible to run 'apt-get dist-upgrade apt-get install xmaxima/unstable', but wasn't the whole idea behind apt-pinning to avoid this kind of mess?
Re: Question about apt-pinning
Joona Kiiski wrote: Hi, I've a little question about apt-pinning. Hi Joona, I would try it the 'rude' way: echo xmaxima hold|dpkg --set-selections apt-get update Sincerely, Jan. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Really stupid question about apt unsubscribe
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Re: Really stupid question about apt unsubscribe
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Question about apt, apt-proxy, Sarge and testing
I have a setup in which one of my Debian computers maintains an apt-proxy, and all the computers on my LAN, point their apt_sources.list to that proxy. I am running Sarge on all the computers. It has worked very nicely, but I notice something that I don't like, and I don't know how to fix, or even if it is possible to fix: In the past, I have used sarge and testing interchangeably. That is sometimes I set up a source.list to get stuff from sarge, and sometimes from testing. This happened because long ago, the computers were all on woody, and the transition to sarge was gradual. Now I notice that my system does not recognize that sarge and testing are really the same thing. On a single computer, apt, dpkg, etc. seem to believe that some packages are from sarge and some from testing, and that these are not the same. If I remove change one to the other in a sources.list, they want to download a bunch of stuff that is really up to date. (I talk about this as being a problem in apt, dpkg, but it might be a problem in apt-proxy. I really don't understand where the misbehavior actually happens.) While thinking about how to fix the problem, I realize that I can't see why these programs should be aware of the fact that sarge and testing are the same. So maybe this is a 'feature' of the package system that is not subject to fixing. But is there some way to fix it? Why fix it? I had been expecting to stick with sarge for a while after it becomes the new 'stable'. I thought that would be easy: Just point my sources.list to 'sarge' now, and don't worry. But... if a remove the lines specifying 'testing', the system wants to download and install all the same stuff again. I call this not a smooth transition. Any ideas? -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Question about apt-move
Hello List, I've created my apt-get repository the way I want it. I can add Debian packages to my heart's content. But I'm wondering what is the proper way to remove packages from my apt-get repository. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. -- Rick King Unix Messaging Team, Boise ID
Re: Question about Apt/dpkg/dselect
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, hoffy wrote: Are these applications, which I am beginning to understand are all interelated and you have the finest amount of control with dselect, primarily used for upgrading entire systems or can they be used to update a single package especially if the single package is in another stage of development than what all your other packages are. For example, I have potato on my system in which all the package versions are listed as stable. I want to use dselect to install a package that is listed in the unstable stage. Can I do it without having to completely upgrade my system to woody or something or without having a slew of dependency problems?? Trying another way of asking the same thing. Can you mix packages in testing or unstable with potato without having to upgrade to woody? Firstly, if you are posting to linux.debian.user, probably nobody is seeing your message. Send to the mailing list debian-user (see lists.debian.org). Lists from debian-user are sent to linux.debian.user, but it doesn't seem to work the other way. In reply to your question, there are two ways to do what you want. a) Change sources.list to point to woody (or whatever) and then do apt-get install foo. It will then install foo along with any needed dependencies. The problem with this is that it might upgrade large parts of system to woody, which you may not want. 2) (My preferred method) Compile foo from source, recursively compiling dependencies as necessary. This method does not always work cleanly; however when it does it is less drastic than method 1). I am currently using potato, and use method 2) whenever possible. I have never used method 1). These issues come up a lot. Look at list archives of debian-user on lists.debian.org or linux.debian.user on groups.google.com (these are the same, of course). Sincerely, Faheem Mitha.
Question about Apt-???
Is there a concise list of apt-??? commands I can access? And for tasksel? I am intrigued by this functionality. I will stay with Debian and try to learn it. Jim Darrough, ARS KI7AY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ki7ay.com
Re: Question about Apt-???
On Sat, May 05, 2001, Jim Darrough wrote: Is there a concise list of apt-??? commands I can access? And for tasksel? I am intrigued by this functionality. I will stay with Debian and try to learn it. Jim Darrough, ARS KI7AY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ki7ay.com Jim, Check out Dwarf's Guide to Debian: http://people.debian.org/~psg/ddg/ Also, in practical daily use I almost always stay with either 'apt-get' or 'dpkg', though other people will have different personal preferences. So you might also want to just read 'man apt-get' and 'man dpkg'. Also see contents of '/usr/share/doc/apt/'. Hope this helps, Daniel -- Daniel A. Freedman Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics Department of Physics Cornell University
Re: Question about Apt-???
On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 09:10:32AM -0700, Jim Darrough wrote: Is there a concise list of apt-??? commands I can access? And for tasksel? I am intrigued by this functionality. I will stay with Debian and try to learn it. For apt-get you'll find a very good introduction at http://newbieDoc.sourceforge.net/ Also, there is http://www.spack.org/geek/apt-help.html Both expositions are, of course, based on the man pages for apt-get and dpkg so you will want to read them as well. Brian.
question about apt and slink-potato
I seem to be missing the man pages for apt-get on my slink box so I wondered for all intents and purposes what's the actual difference between doing apt-get dist-upgrade and just using dselect on a box where all the sources use the term 'stable' instead of 'slink' after potato has gone stable... (I have tried doing 'man apt-get' as root in case that made a difference, still nothing. I'm also missing pages for sources.list and apt.conf. Does this seem to suggest some particular package that I might be missing? Anyways, I'm hoping that in the Great Potato Upgrade that I'll finally get those pages) Alice M. Pinard Casco Indemnity Company [EMAIL PROTECTED]
