On 2016-09-29 11:13:17 +0200, Tony van der Hoff wrote: > Trying apt-get upgrade: > > 11:10:17 root@tony-fr:~# apt-get upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Calculating upgrade... Done > The following packages have been kept back: > db5.1-util phonon-backend-vlc vlc vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify > vlc-plugin-pulse > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded. > > I have no packages (deliberately) held back., so how do I get out of > this situation?
Wait for the dependencies to be satisfied? You can have more information with an explicit install of some given package, e.g. $ apt install db5.1-util -s You should get an error message saying why the package cannot be upgraded. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)