[SOLVED] Apt-get update question on Linux headers

jraz · 02-08-2011, 04:11 AM

Mostly just curious since everything works but in the essence of learning I'd like to know what this means.

Code:

sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done 
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.

It is easy to see what is held back, so the question is why? I'm running Linux Mint 10 Gnome edition.

Code:

uname -a
Linux 2.6.35-22-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 20:36:48 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

AlucardZero · 02-08-2011, 06:57 AM

Probably because upgrading one of those packages would require installing or removing a new package. Try "apt-get full-upgrade".

snowday · 02-08-2011, 08:08 AM

Try:

Code:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

or for more information:

Code:

man apt-get

AlucardZero · 02-08-2011, 08:14 AM

Note; dist-upgrade is the old term for full-upgrade.

snowday · 02-08-2011, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlucardZero

Note; dist-upgrade is the old term for full-upgrade.

I think you are mixing up apt-get and aptitude. It's "apt-get dist-upgrade" and "aptitude full-upgrade" (as you can verify by reading the man pages).

AlucardZero · 02-08-2011, 09:17 AM

Huh. So I am. I don't ever use apt-get anymore. +helpful

jraz · 02-08-2011, 08:53 PM

So if I understand correctly an image file is awaiting but since this is a major update it requires the other commands. I regularly use apt-get update and upgrade but only a once on a Ubuntu box upstairs did I ever use the dist-upgrade command. I will post the results later.

jraz · 02-08-2011, 09:32 PM

That was exactly it. Using apt-get dist-upgrade installed the following header.

Code:

Linux 2.6.35-22-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 20:36:48 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

Thanks for the help.

jayboe · 11-19-2011, 03:53 PM

Ubuntu 10.04.02 i386

...The following packages have been kept back:
linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
dude@computer:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-headers-2.6.32-35 linux-headers-2.6.32-35-generic
linux-image-2.6.32-35-generic
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
3 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 42.3MB of archives.
After this operation, 185MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?...

tommcd · 11-22-2011, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayboe

Ubuntu 10.04.02 i386
A little late but...

...The following packages have been kept back:
linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
...

If you open a terminal and read the apt-get manual (man apt-get) you will see that

Code:

apt-get upgrade

will install newer versions of packages that are already installed.
Using

Code:

apt-get dist-upgrade

will also install new packages that are not already installed, or remove packages that are currently installed in order to handle dependencies.
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/...apt-get.8.html
Note that using Ubuntu's update manager is the same as running:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

I always use dist-upgrade when upgrading Ubuntu via the terminal.
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