Packages have been kept back -- What to do?

Sat Jul 1 03:08:06 UTC 2006

On Fri, 2006-06-30 at 10:25 -0700, Dave Carrigan wrote:
> On Thursday 29 June 2006 19:37, Kipton Moravec wrote:
> > Why have these packages been kept back?
> > What does kept back mean?
> > How do I fix it?
> >
> > kip at Red:~ $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> > Password:
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree... Done
> > Calculating upgrade...Done
> > The following packages have been kept back:
> >   gdk-imlib1 libkrb5-17-heimdal libopenal0 moagg
> > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
> >
> > I get this type of error whenever I do a security update. The message
> > says do sudo apt-get dist-upgrade to fix it. As you can see it does not
> > fix the problem.
> 
> Do apt-get install gdk-imlib1. It should tell you exactly why it can't install 
> it. Do the same for the other packages.
> 
O.K. Here it is:
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kip at Red:~ $ sudo apt-get install gdk-imlib1
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Suggested packages:
  imlib-progs
The following packages will be REMOVED
  libpng10-0
The following packages will be upgraded:
  gdk-imlib1
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 15.6kB of archives.
After unpacking 500kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Get: 1 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe gdk-imlib1
1.9.14-29ubuntu1 [15.6kB]
Fetched 15.6kB in 0s (24.2kB/s)
dpkg: libpng10-0: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you
request:
 gdk-imlib1 depends on libpng10-0 (>= 1.0.18).
(Reading database ... 150055 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libpng10-0 ...
(Reading database ... 150046 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace gdk-imlib1 1.9.14-16.2ubuntu4
(using .../gdk-imlib1_1.9.14-29ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gdk-imlib1 ...
Setting up gdk-imlib1 (1.9.14-29ubuntu1) ...
kip at Red:~ $ sudo apt-get install  libkrb5-17-heimdal
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libroken16-heimdal
The following packages will be REMOVED
  libroken16-kerberos4kth
The following NEW packages will be installed
  libroken16-heimdal
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libkrb5-17-heimdal
1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 205kB of archives.
After unpacking 4096B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get: 1 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main libkrb5-17-heimdal
0.7.1-1ubuntu3 [147kB]
Get: 2 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main libroken16-heimdal
0.7.1-1ubuntu3 [58.6kB]
Fetched 205kB in 1s (171kB/s)
(Reading database ... 150037 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libkrb5-17-heimdal 0.6.3-11ubuntu1.2
(using .../libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.7.1-1ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libkrb5-17-heimdal ...
(Reading database ... 150035 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libroken16-kerberos4kth ...
Selecting previously deselected package libroken16-heimdal.
(Reading database ... 150031 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libroken16-heimdal
(from .../libroken16-heimdal_0.7.1-1ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Setting up libroken16-heimdal (0.7.1-1ubuntu3) ...

Setting up libkrb5-17-heimdal (0.7.1-1ubuntu3) ...

kip at Red:~ $ sudo apt-get install  libopenal0
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libsmpeg0
The following packages will be REMOVED
  libsmpeg0c2
The following NEW packages will be installed
  libsmpeg0
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libopenal0
1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 212kB of archives.
After unpacking 61.4kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get: 1 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe libopenal0
0.2005080600-2.1build2 [113kB]
Get: 2 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main libsmpeg0 0.4.5
+cvs20030824-1.7 [99.8kB]
Fetched 212kB in 1s (186kB/s)
(Reading database ... 150037 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libopenal0 0.2004090900-1.1build1
(using .../libopenal0_0.2005080600-2.1build2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libopenal0 ...
dpkg: libsmpeg0c2: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you
request:
 libsdl-mixer1.2 depends on libsmpeg0c2.
(Reading database ... 150035 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libsmpeg0c2 ...
Selecting previously deselected package libsmpeg0.
(Reading database ... 150030 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libsmpeg0 (from .../libsmpeg0_0.4.5
+cvs20030824-1.7_i386.deb) ...
Setting up libsmpeg0 (0.4.5+cvs20030824-1.7) ...

Setting up libopenal0 (0.2005080600-2.1build2) ...

kip at Red:~ $ sudo apt-get install moagg
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libparagui1.0c2a
The following packages will be REMOVED
  libparagui1.0c2
The following NEW packages will be installed
  libparagui1.0c2a
The following packages will be upgraded:
  moagg
1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 553kB of archives.
After unpacking 430kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get: 1 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe moagg 0.18-3 [175kB]
Get: 2 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe libparagui1.0c2a
1.0.4-10.2 [377kB]
Fetched 553kB in 1s (309kB/s)
(Reading database ... 150037 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace moagg 0.18-1build1
(using .../archives/moagg_0.18-3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement moagg ...
(Reading database ... 150035 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libparagui1.0c2 ...
Selecting previously deselected package libparagui1.0c2a.
(Reading database ... 150024 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libparagui1.0c2a
(from .../libparagui1.0c2a_1.0.4-10.2_i386.deb) ...
Setting up libparagui1.0c2a (1.0.4-10.2) ...

Setting up moagg (0.18-3) ...

kip at Red:~ $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Calculating upgrade...Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

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It appears everything is better.  Does the "1 upgraded, 0 newly
installed, 1 to remove and 3 not upgraded." cause a problem? Or have the
"3 not upgraded" already been upgraded somewhere else?

-- 
Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com>