Re: [DNG] routine ascii upgrade mysteriously on hold

2021-08-01 Thread Rod Rodolico via Dng
May not mean anything, but I quit using aptitude back with Jessie, I think. Maybe ASCII. The main reason was exactly what you describe. There was a major difference between what apt/apt-get did and what aptitude did. It may not be maintained anymore, or maybe maintained, but not as strongly, but

Re: [DNG] routine ascii upgrade mysteriously on hold

2021-08-01 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sun, Aug 01, 2021 at 05:33:23PM +0200, Bernard Rosset via Dng wrote: > On 31/07/2021 22:03, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > I'm practicing upgrades on my spare laptop, getting ready for doing my > > server > > upgrade from ascii to beowulf.. > > > > They are both running ascii. > > > > Starting, of

Re: [DNG] routine ascii upgrade mysteriously on hold

2021-08-01 Thread Bernard Rosset via Dng
On 31/07/2021 22:03, Hendrik Boom wrote: I'm practicing upgrades on my spare laptop, getting ready for doing my server upgrade from ascii to beowulf.. They are both running ascii. Starting, of course, by making the ascii up to date still as ascii, before I try tye upgrade to beowulf. Having

Re: [DNG] routine ascii upgrade mysteriously on hold

2021-07-31 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sun, Aug 01, 2021 at 10:32:55AM +1000, terryc wrote: > On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 16:03:53 -0400 > Hendrik Boom wrote: > > > I'm practicing upgrades on my spare laptop, getting ready for doing > > my server upgrade from ascii to beowulf.. > > > > They are both running ascii. > > > > Starting, of

Re: [DNG] routine ascii upgrade mysteriously on hold

2021-07-31 Thread terryc
On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 16:03:53 -0400 Hendrik Boom wrote: > I'm practicing upgrades on my spare laptop, getting ready for doing > my server upgrade from ascii to beowulf.. > > They are both running ascii. > > Starting, of course, by making the ascii up to date still as ascii, > before I try tye

[DNG] routine ascii upgrade mysteriously on hold

2021-07-31 Thread Hendrik Boom
I'm practicing upgrades on my spare laptop, getting ready for doing my server upgrade from ascii to beowulf.. They are both running ascii. Starting, of course, by making the ascii up to date still as ascii, before I try tye upgrade to beowulf. Having trouble doing even this innocuous act. I