> > Whenever I apt-get update/upgrade a bunch of packages are listed as 'kept
> > back'. What's the reason for this? How would I force upgrading the
> > packages kept back?
>
> Try using apt-get dist-upgrade. This lets you upgrade packages that might
> cause other changes to other packages installed on your system, such as
> replacing or needing to remove something. I tend to use dist-upgrade all
> the time when running unstable.

Does this apply for testing (which I'm running) as well?
How could I find out why a particular package is kept back? At the moment 
neiter samba nor cups packages are upgraded.
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