Why so many packages "held back"?

2003-09-20 Thread A . L . Meyers
Hi! Doing "apt-get -u upgrade" currently tells me that 88 packages are held back (am tracking unstable). What is the rationale for this and why so many packages? Greetings, Lucien -- If you receive this by error, please delete it and inform the sender. Key fingerprint: 8994 CFDD 9C60 C978 A488

Re: Why so many packages "held back"?

2003-09-20 Thread demslh
> Hi! > > Doing "apt-get -u upgrade" currently tells me that 88 packages are held > back (am tracking unstable). What is the rationale for this and why so > many packages? > > Greetings, > > Lucien try doing "apt-get -u dist-upgrade" upgrade just upgrades the pacages that are installed, dist-upg

Re: Why so many packages "held back"?

2003-09-20 Thread funky soul
hi folx, On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 09:04:19 +0100 "demslh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Doing "apt-get -u upgrade" currently tells me that 88 packages are held > > back (am tracking unstable). What is the rationale for this and why so > > many packages? > > try doing "apt-get -u dist-upgrade" > upg

Re: booting problems after installing lm-sensors kernel modules from sid / can't mount root fs

2003-09-20 Thread Manuel Bilderbeek
Manuel Bilderbeek wrote: OK, but I still have the LinuxOLD entry in my LILO menu. Since I'm running stock kernels, this should be starting my previous kernel anytime. So, I chose the option, and it booted until it had to mount the root fs. There I got a kernel panic: can't mount root fs. (No cle

Re: Why so many packages "held back"?

2003-09-20 Thread A . L . Meyers
"demslh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Doing "apt-get -u upgrade" currently tells me that 88 packages are held >> back (am tracking unstable). What is the rationale for this and why so >> many packages? > > try doing "apt-get -u dist-upgrade" > upgrade just upgrades the pacages that are installe

Why so many packages "held back"?

2003-09-20 Thread A . L . Meyers
Hi! Doing "apt-get -u upgrade" currently tells me that 88 packages are held back (am tracking unstable). What is the rationale for this and why so many packages? Greetings, Lucien -- If you receive this by error, please delete it and inform the sender. Key fingerprint: 8994 CFDD 9C60 C978 A488

Re: Why so many packages "held back"?

2003-09-20 Thread demslh
> Hi! > > Doing "apt-get -u upgrade" currently tells me that 88 packages are held > back (am tracking unstable). What is the rationale for this and why so > many packages? > > Greetings, > > Lucien try doing "apt-get -u dist-upgrade" upgrade just upgrades the pacages that are installed, dist-upg

Re: Why so many packages "held back"?

2003-09-20 Thread funky soul
hi folx, On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 09:04:19 +0100 "demslh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Doing "apt-get -u upgrade" currently tells me that 88 packages are held > > back (am tracking unstable). What is the rationale for this and why so > > many packages? > > try doing "apt-get -u dist-upgrade" > upg

Re: booting problems after installing lm-sensors kernel modules from sid / can't mount root fs

2003-09-20 Thread Manuel Bilderbeek
Manuel Bilderbeek wrote: OK, but I still have the LinuxOLD entry in my LILO menu. Since I'm running stock kernels, this should be starting my previous kernel anytime. So, I chose the option, and it booted until it had to mount the root fs. There I got a kernel panic: can't mount root fs. (No cl

Re: Why so many packages "held back"?

2003-09-20 Thread A . L . Meyers
"demslh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Doing "apt-get -u upgrade" currently tells me that 88 packages are held >> back (am tracking unstable). What is the rationale for this and why so >> many packages? > > try doing "apt-get -u dist-upgrade" > upgrade just upgrades the pacages that are installe