2009/4/14 David Fox <dfox94...@gmail.com>: > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:13 PM, 明覺 <shi.min...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I often see that some packages are "kept back" when I do "apt-get >> upgrade", what does it mean? what actions are done to those kept back >> packages? thanks > > They're put on temporary hold. "Kept back" means that there exists a > dependency on one or more of the kept back packages that prevent them > from being installed. > > Sometimes you can upgrade them by doing a dist-upgrade or > full-upgrade, but you have to be careful. if i do the dist-upgrade or full-upgrade to force upgrade these packages, then i may break the dependency of some other packages, which depend on the old versions, right? thanks. > > > -- > thanks for letting me change the magnetic patterns on your hard disk. >
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