On 5/3/2019 3:32 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, May 03, 2019 at 06:10:45AM +0000, Bonno Bloksma wrote: >> I would like to understand why apt-get upgrade holds backup the upgrade of >> the Linux kernel. > > Because the kernel ABI changed, and a new package has to be installed. > It's not just an upgrade of an existing package. > > By default, "apt upgrade" will allow new packages to be installed, but > "apt-get upgrade" will not. > > You can use "apt-get dist-upgrade". Or you can use > "apt-get --with-new-pkgs upgrade". Or you can (maybe?) tweak some variable > in apt.conf to make --with-new-pkgs the default behavior. >
Or to install the package without using dist-upgrade: $ apt-get install <PKG> -- John Doe
