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manicman

11-25-2005 05:29 PM

apt-get upgrade packages held back

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 :)

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