* Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> [140316 13:12]: > On Du, 16 mar 14, 10:16:26, John Magolske wrote: > > For several weeks now when I do `aptitude dist-upgrade` there is: > > > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > > initscripts : Breaks: ifupdown (< 0.7.46) but 0.7.44 is installed. > > [...] > > The following actions will resolve these dependencies: > > > > Remove the following packages: > > [...] > > 5) ifupdown > > > > aptitude's first proposed solution is not always optimal. Try a few > more, you should get one that proposes upgrading ifupdown. Otherwise > please post the output of 'apt-cache policy'
The issue was that ifupdown was pinned to 0.7.44 : % apt-cache policy Package files: 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status release a=now 500 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable/main i386 Packages release v=1.0,o=Google, Inc.,a=stable,n=stable,l=Google,c=main origin dl.google.com 200 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ sid/non-free i386 Packages release v=7.0,o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=non-free origin www.deb-multimedia.org 200 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ sid/main i386 Packages release v=7.0,o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=main origin www.deb-multimedia.org 500 http://cdn.debian.net/debian/ sid/non-free Translation-en 500 http://cdn.debian.net/debian/ sid/main Translation-en 500 http://cdn.debian.net/debian/ sid/contrib Translation-en 500 http://cdn.debian.net/debian/ sid/non-free i386 Packages release o=Debian,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Debian,c=non-free origin cdn.debian.net 500 http://cdn.debian.net/debian/ sid/contrib i386 Packages release o=Debian,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Debian,c=contrib origin cdn.debian.net 500 http://cdn.debian.net/debian/ sid/main i386 Packages release o=Debian,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Debian,c=main origin cdn.debian.net Pinned packages: ifupdown -> 0.7.44 Taking a look in /etc/apt/preferences I saw this: Explanation: Pinned by apt-listbugs at Sat Nov 09 17:32:44 -0800 2013 Explanation: #727073: ifupdown: current version somehow brings the ifaces up too late Package: ifupdown Pin: version 0.7.44 Pin-Priority: 1000 Deleting that passage from /etc/apt/preferences and doing `aptitude install ifupdown` brought ifupdown up to 0.7.47.2 I had a vague memory of pinning something / allowing something to be pinned a while back, but didn't have anything in my notes about it. Thanks for the clue! Will remember `apt-cache policy` for sure now. Regards, John -- John Magolske http://B79.net/contact -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140316210412.gb31...@s70206.gridserver.com