Neal Lippman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I just did a "apt-get update; apt-get upgrade" and was told that a > package (which I know to have been recently updated) was being "held > back."
Please see some of my earlier posts to see why tracking testing/unstable updates with apt-get isn't a very good idea. > Not being an apt expert, I'm not sure how to figure out WHY this occured > and/or what to do about it in order to get the updated package. Can > someone help me out with some info or pointers to a reference? A package management tool such as aptitude will tell you. Usually the problem is a dependency that can't be met. For example, I can see that locales is currently held back on my system because it depends on an unavailable version of glibc. -- People said I was dumb, but I proved them! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
