On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:23:30 +0000, Andrei Mikhailovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've followed the steps to move from gcc4 to pure64 and found out that > after the migration, some of the packages haven't been updated. Quite a > lot actually, about 100 or so packages still had .gcc4 in their version > numbers. Here is the list of them: > Does anyone know of the quick way of reinstalling them? I've tried doing > apt-get --reinstall install <package-name> , but apt failed with: > > Reinstallation of <package-name> is not possible, it cannot be > downloaded. Apt does consider it a downgrade, so you must pin the priority for the package above 1000 using the /etc/apt/preferences file. See the apt_preferences manpage. I did this last night and ended up having to use --force-yes on apt-get. I made a backup and crossed my fingers, but it seemed to work. -- Will Dyson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
