On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 10:57:31PM -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > Don't think so. apt-cache policy shows one unstable entry, priority > 50. > > Maybe there is an upgrade that depends on an uninstalled package that > is only in unstable. And then the presence of that package pulls in > others? > > Some results: > apt-get upgrade does nothing > apt-get -t unstable upgrade pulls in lots > apt-get dist-upgrade wants to upgrade > gaim gedit ghex gnome-session gnomeicu grip libdate-calc-perl libfnlib0 > libgnomedb-dev > libgnomedb0 libgtk2.0-0 libhtml-format-perl libmail-mbox-messageparser-perl > libofx0c102 > libqt2 libxft2 libxine1 pan > and install quite a few new packages. > apt-get -t unstable dist-upgrade is massive
This is all as expected. With the first you've asked apt to _upgrade_ your system. The man page states the following for _upgrade_: under no circumstances are currently installed packages removed, or packages not already installed retrieved and installed With the second you've changed your default release to unstable, thereby increasing it's priority for this run to 990. As a result, it's going to attempt to upgrade everything that's already installed to the version available in unstable. With the last command you've asked apt to _dist-upgrade_ which is defined in the man page as: in addition to performing the function of upgrade, also intelligently handles changing dependencies with new versions of packages; apt-get has a "smart" conflict resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most important packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary. -- Jamin W. Collins Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question. - Neo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
