On Mon 04 Jul 2016 at 15:09:35 -0400, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > On 7/4/16, Gary Dale <garyd...@torfree.net> wrote: > > > > The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending packages. > > Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't try this at > > home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude and give it a try. > > > I've used "apt-get install --reinstall" successfully a couple times > during issues. From "man apt-get", this flag's description is: > > "Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version."
Ditto. I used it today to track down a bug. > Just thinking out loud. :) And doing it very well. Just don't make a habit of it. :)
