apt-get upgrade packages held back

manicman · 11-25-2005, 05:29 PM

hi when trying to upgrade my packages i get the following error

Code:

chris@home2-linux:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-image-386 linux-restricted-modules-386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
chris@home2-linux:~$

should i upgrade these packages and if so how should i upgarde them ?

anti.corp · 11-25-2005, 05:36 PM

You need root rights. su into root using terminal

manicman · 11-25-2005, 05:56 PM

thanks for your help but same problem

surley

Code:

sudo apt-get upgrade

is the same as

Code:

su
apt-get upgrade

i always thought that sudo was just a way as acting as a su for one command ? any other ideas ?

anti.corp · 11-25-2005, 06:21 PM

Seems like the topic has been discussed here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/374655

Maybe that will clear things out