On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 01:52:50PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 03/09/08 13:40, Mitchell Laks wrote: > > I use apt not aptitude ( :( ). I am used to it. > > When I try to do > > apt-get install linux-image-2.6 it tell me that it is a virtual package > > provided by (the long list of packages). > > " You should explicitly select one to install ". > > > > It does not give me the option of selecting the virtual package.... > > > > I did apt-get dist-upgrade and then explicitly installed the > > linux-image-2.6.18-6-486 to get upgraded. > > > > Is there some way to get the virtual package loaded using apt > > so that the security kernel upgrade will be automatic? > > Every time I see that kind of message, I just pick the "real" base > package that I want.
So does this mean that those metapackages don't work for users of apt-get? Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
