Max Nikulin <maniku...@gmail.com> writes:

> On 18/03/2025 02:24, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>> As ever with apt problems, it's really useful if you can copy you
>> *actual* /etc/apt/sources.list file to the mailing list.
>
> Output of
>
>     apt policy
>
> while being more "noisy", is a more reliable source for
> troubleshooting. The first step is to check if it matches expected
> configuration from /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
> files. If apt source are correct then try
>
>     apt list --upgradable
>
> or "apt list '~U'". There are some subtle differences between apt and
> apt-get commands. Unless you have some old package preventing upgrade
> or a similar issue,  "apt update" and "apt upgrade" should install
> packages from next point release.

My sources.list was correct, but 'apt update/upgrade' failed to install
anything, so I assume Andrew is correct in pointing the finger at some
sort of caching issue which removing /var/lib/apt/lists/* resolved.

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