Re: "apt-get dist-upgrade" shows kept back packages

2015-08-28 Thread David Wright
Quoting Martin T (m4rtn...@gmail.com): > On 8/27/15, David Wright wrote: > > So what depends on python2.6 that won't be satisfied with 2.7? > > > > My wheezy shows libdb5.1:i386 5.1.29-5 and jessie has libdb5.3:i386 > > 5.3.28-9 > > (assuming they're related). Neither has python2.6. > How would

Re: "apt-get dist-upgrade" shows kept back packages

2015-08-28 Thread Martin T
On 8/27/15, David Wright wrote: > Quoting Martin T (m4rtn...@gmail.com): >> Hi, >> >> as far as I know, kept back packages in Debian are shown in case >> package can not be upgraded with "apt-get upgrade" because upgrade >> requires to install new packages. Usually this can be fixed with >> apt-ge

Re: "apt-get dist-upgrade" shows kept back packages

2015-08-27 Thread David Wright
Quoting Martin T (m4rtn...@gmail.com): > Hi, > > as far as I know, kept back packages in Debian are shown in case > package can not be upgraded with "apt-get upgrade" because upgrade > requires to install new packages. Usually this can be fixed with > apt-get dist-upgrade because this will install

Re: "apt-get dist-upgrade" shows kept back packages

2015-08-27 Thread D. R. Evans
Martin T wrote on 08/27/2015 08:08 AM: > > Now for some reason "db5.1-util" package is kept back despite the fact > that I execute "apt-get dist-upgrade": > I did an upgrade yesterday, and saw the same thing. Experience suggests to me that it's a packaging dependency inconsistency somewhere an

"apt-get dist-upgrade" shows kept back packages

2015-08-27 Thread Martin T
Hi, as far as I know, kept back packages in Debian are shown in case package can not be upgraded with "apt-get upgrade" because upgrade requires to install new packages. Usually this can be fixed with apt-get dist-upgrade because this will install new packages if needed. Now for some reason "db5.