How to resolve packages being kept back?

[Albin Blaschka]

paul cooke schrieb:
> On Sunday 05 February 2006 06:51, Sasha Tsykin wrote:
> 
>>John Cradock wrote:
>>
>>>I know there are various reasons why apt will indicate that "packages
>>>have been kept back," but what is the best way to resolve this, so
>>>that all updates are applied? Any suggestion and/or advice is
>>>appreciated.
>>
>>sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>>
> 
> 
> doesn't do it...
> 
> |paulc at broken-drum:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> |Password:
> |Reading package lists... Done
> |Building dependency tree... Done
> |Calculating upgrade... Done
> |The following packages have been kept back:
> |  ffmpeg ibuild kdegraphics libmjpegtools0 mplayer-386 transcode
> |0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
> 
> it's the kdegraphics that's been bugging me...
> 
> 

Hello,

if you are already at the terminal and you see which packages are kept 
back you can do the following:

just type at the prompt "sudo apt-get install", highlight with the mouse 
the list of packages that have been kept back and then middle-click with 
your mouse, so the highlighted text will be pasted at the prompt. Hit 
enter and the packages will be installed as usual...

HTH,

Albin