On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 09:35, stan wrote: > I've got 2 differnt "testing' machines that should be set up in a very > similar fashion (mine which I tend to test things on first, and my wife's, > which I ry to keep _very_ stable). > > Latley when I do apt-gte update ; apt-get dist-upgrade, her machine has > been "holding back" gnome-common. > > How can I determine why this is os, and correct it?
# apt-get -s -u install gnome-common Oh, and NEVER do "apt-gte update ; apt-get dist-upgrade". If the "apt-get upgrade" fails, the dist-upgrade will proceed anyway. You should do this: # apt-gte update && apt-get dist-upgrade -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | "Fear the Penguin!!" | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]