Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 11:25:47AM -0800, Kurt Lieber wrote: > > So, I'm assuming this is expected behavior, but can anyone explain how the > > determination is made to hold back certain packages? If it's not the hold > > flag, what else does it look for? > > apt-get upgrade will refuse to add any new packages or delete any > existing ones. If packages have been split or become obsolete (or > depend on any split/obsolete packages), it won't touch them. > > > Also, how do I upgrade those packages? > > apt-get dist-upgrade
Or, better yet, use dselect. It'll intellegently resolve dependencies similarly to dist-upgrade, and will also show you why newer packages are being held back in apt (usually because it can't meet the dependencies). -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bignachos.com
