On Sat, Aug 09, 2003 at 01:43:09PM -0500, Tim McDaniel wrote: > Basically, I am using (or trying to use) the testing release. I > usually use dselect for installing new packages, when I need to do so > (which is rare for me). dselect says that kernel-source 2.4.18-11 is > installed. It also says that 2.4.20-6 is available. These are the > latest listed via dselect. > > But <http://packages.debian.org/testing/devel/> says that the latest > versions of kernel-source are 2.4.20-8 and 2.4.21-3. Also, "apt-cache > search kernel-source" says that it knows about 2.4.20 and 2.4.21, and > "apt-cache show" says that they're 2.4.20-8 and 2.4.21-3. > > Whisky Tango Foxtrot? I thought dselect used apt and that they had > the same view of the universe. So how did they get out of sync?
Are you using 'apt-get update' rather than 'dselect update'? If so, use the latter instead. It's confusing, granted; the reasons are mostly historical. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
