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Author: Kevin Fries
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: fixing apt
On 01/20/2011 09:31 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
> I was trying to update something synaptic when it told me I need to
> fix some packages. SO....
>
> mike@mike-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
> mike@mike-desktop:~$
>
> I think I did that wrong. How should I do it?
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> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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Nothing. APT will often not automatically install things if it requires
some library changes or deletions. Do a "sudo apt-get upgrade",
whatever doesn't upgrade should get listed, then "install" them. It
will tell you what is changing.

HTH
Kevin Fries
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