On Thu, 07 Nov 2002 09:07:31 -0600 Gary Lowder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Richard Kimber wrote: > > > apt-get dist-upgrade is persistently holding back one package > > (j2sdk1.3). Why is this, and what, if anything, should I do? > > > > > This happens when the new package has more dependencies that you don't > already have installed. Just do "apt-get install <package>" and it'll > upgrade the newer version of the package and it's new dependencies. You > > can confirm that it's not held back anymore by doing another "apt-get > dist-upgrade" afterwards and seeing that you don't have any packages > held back. Thanks. I've found out from someone else that the sources.list line (taken from the relevant website some time ago) was faulty. It needed a "main" adding. - Richard. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
