Andreas Janssen wrote: > ... > >>I am now running unstable. I just tried an update using "unstable" >>and there was nothing new available. Then I changed sources.list to >>"sid" and it retrieved 3217 kB. However, when I ran upgrade, nothing >>was upgraded. Can anyone explain this behavior? Thanks - John > > > Apt downloaded the package list. Because you changed the source name > from unstable to sid, apt assumed this had to be done because the local > list for the "new" source was missing.
Sorry - i gave slightly misleading info in my post. I actually ended up with additional packages to upgrade, and i successfully upgraded them. Perhaps it was just coincidental timing. -- Paul <http://paulgear.webhop.net> -- Did you know? Most email-borne viruses use a false sender address. Therefore you cannot track down the sender using that address. Instead, keep your virus scanning software up-to-date and just delete any suspicious emails you receive. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]