On Wed, 2003-09-17 at 12:16, Bryan Murdock wrote:<snip>
How do I tell it to not to update a certain package such as gaim (I've been getting my own updated from the web)?
Why are certain packages "kept back?" How do get them to not be "kept back?"
certain packages are kept back because they aren't single-package upgrades. For example, package A may be replaced with a newer Package A that now depends on package b. To get the package upgraded, either install package b and then do apt-get upgrade or do apt-get install <package> and then it will ask if you want to also install the dependencies. I'm sure there are some good reasons for this behavior, but I can't think of any of them off the top of my head.
If you just want apt to handle this situation itself and pull in the multiple packages you need, just do
#apt-get update
#apt-get dist-upgradeThis should help you get those extra packages. Also know that sometimes packages are uploaded into the archive, but they need other dependencies which have not been uploaded into the archive (testing/unstable) yet, so the best bet is to wait a few days.
To hold a package, take a look at the manpage at "Manual page dpkg(8) line 65". Basically, you need to flag a particular package as "held"; either by using dpkg or using the supercow ASCII menu of 'dselect'.
-- Harshwardhan Nagaonkar Electrical Engineering Sysop Brigham Young University, UT-84602
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