2 Jul
2024
2 Jul
'24
2:27 p.m.
Hi,
On Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 04:22:51PM +0100, Adam Spiers via BitFolk Users wrote:
On Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 04:01:58PM +0100, Anahata via
BitFolk Users wrote:
Did it explain why those packages are held back?
On Debian-like systems, doing "upgrade" won't install completely new
packages that have become dependencies of already-installed ones,
which is why "full-upgrade" and "dist-upgrade" exist. You can
sometimes see things held back for that reason, when using "apt
upgrade".
You also need to do "apt update" regularly to see the availability
of new packages at all.
apticron does the "update" part and emails me about available
upgrades.
Thanks,
Andy
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On Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 02:01:31PM +0100, Adam
Spiers wrote:
Very nice tip, thanks! But *why* was it kept back?!
You can literally ask that question with aptitude (or "why-not")
~$ aptitude why-not openssh-client
Admittedly the answer can still be somewhat cryptic, but it has
solved some puzzles for me.