Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> writes: > On Jo, 27 oct 11, 15:08:57, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I noticed this command posted for another recent thread: >> aptitude search ~ahold >> >> I was curious so ran it myself. I was shocked to see quite a bunch of >> held packages.. 140 to be exact. Are there any circumstances that >> would warrant such a high count? > > Yes, not running full-upgrade (or equivalent) when really needed. > >> I'm running wheezy on 32 bit P4 3.02 Ghz and 2gb ram. I've been >> following along with the update notices so should be pretty up to >> date. > > What are you using for updates, just the Update Manager or > apt-get/aptitude?
I've actually used both on occasion. Are you suggesting I should run something in particular with an specific apt-get/aptitude command. Is there any other circumstance that would account for such a high count of held packages? It is a high count at 140 right... or is that not so abnormal? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ehxgxn3r....@newsguy.com
