On 7/4/16, Gary Dale <garyd...@torfree.net> wrote: > On 04/07/16 12:32 PM, Bill Harris wrote: >> I updated one laptop a month or two ago using the process on >> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html, >> and it worked smoothly. Then I tried the same thing yesterday on a >> second laptop, except that I forgot to get rid of a wheezy backports >> entry; instead, I just did a blanket replace of wheezy with jessie. >> >> After doing the apt-get upgrade, I got a few packages with bugs, but I >> let them proceed, as the bugs didn't seem to apply to me (one referred >> to difficulties when running in a VM, for example). >> >> After the apt-get dist-upgrade, lots more bugs were reported: >> < extensive package status output and sources.list snipped > >> >> I commented out the backports entry and ran apt-get update, apt-get >> upgrade, and apt-get dist-upgrade before getting the above output. >> >> I am guessing there are two problems--one with texlive and one with >> packages with errors. Any advice on how to proceed efficiently and >> successfully? > > The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending packages. > Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't try this at > home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude and give it a try.
I've used "apt-get install --reinstall" successfully a couple times during issues. From "man apt-get", this flag's description is: "Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version." Just thinking out loud. :) Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with duct tape *
