--- rds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The thing is I install all my packages using aptitude. If I use apt-get, I > believe the aptitude database will be out of synch and I'd like to avoid > that. > > I tried "aptitude dist-upgrade bind9 dnsutils --simulate" but that offers me > to > install 626 NEW packages and that's not what I want. > > Can anyone shed some light on why these packages are kept back? Any way to > resolve this "kept back" issue using aptitude? >
I was able to resolve it using the following: # aptitude remove bind9 dnsutils --show-versions and then # aptitude install bind9 dnsutils --show-versions Cheers _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]