Public bug reported: I install an older version of a package:
wget http://updates.onlab.us/GPG-KEY-ONLAB sudo apt-key add GPG-KEY-ONLAB sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://updates.onlab.us/debian stable/" >> /etc/apt/sources.list' sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get -y install flowvisor=0.8.7-1 I then tell dpkg to hold this package: echo "flowvisor hold" | sudo /usr/bin/dpkg --set-selections I then try to upgrade the package: sudo apt-get install -y --ignore-hold flowvisor=0.8.17-3 I expected that to succeed non-interactively, because I said -y and --ignore-hold. Instead, I get this error: [12:49:25] jbs@jbsofsw-ubuntu:/home/jbs +$ sudo apt-get install -y --ignore-hold flowvisor=0.8.17-3 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following held packages will be changed: flowvisor The following packages will be upgraded: flowvisor 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 110 not upgraded. Need to get 7245 kB of archives. After this operation, 2179 kB disk space will be freed. E: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes If I remove the hold: echo "flowvisor install" | sudo /usr/bin/dpkg --set-selections I can then upgrade it with -y just fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-virtual 3.2.30 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-virtual x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Sep 16 13:48:19 2013 Ec2AMI: ami-00000085 Ec2AMIManifest: FIXME Ec2AvailabilityZone: nova Ec2InstanceType: xo.medium Ec2Kernel: unavailable Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable SourcePackage: apt UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ec2-images precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1226168 Title: apt-get -y --ignore-hold fails due to a held package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1226168/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
