apt-get upgrade - packages kept back?

Eric L. Howard elh at outreachnetworks.com
Thu Mar 17 20:33:27 UTC 2005


At a certain time, now past [Mar.17.2005-03:19:20PM -0500], tony.kruse at gmail.com spake thusly:
> What does it mean when performing apt-get upgrade and part of the response is...
> 
> "The following packages have been kept back: ..."
> 
> What does being "kept back" mean?
> 
> Tony

Google knows much...[0]

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html

    ~elh

0. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=apt-get+upgrade+%22kept+back%22&btnG=Google+Search

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