Dapper package updates

Marek Pawinski pawinski at ananzi.co.za
Sat Mar 18 23:09:43 UTC 2006


Luke Seubert wrote:
> Marek Pawinski wrote:
> 
>> I have tried "apt-get dist-upgrade" and "apt-get update --fix missing" 
>> but this does not seem to help.
>>
> First, clean out your apt cache by running this command:
> 
> sudo apt-get clean
> 
> 
> Next, make sure you have 'aptitude' installed. It should be on your 
> system already, but it doesn't hurt to run this command quickly:
> 
> sudo apt-get install aptitude
> 
> 
> Finally, run the following commands:
> 
> sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
> 
> 
> I find that running aptitude and using dist-upgrade results in very, 
> very few problems when updating Dapper from day to day.
> 
> When I first upgraded from Breezy to Dapper, I had to run the above 
> command line twice in a row to get everything installed properly, but 
> aptitude and dist-upgrade did get the job done with minimal pain.
> 
> Cheers,
> Luke Seubert
> 

  That worked like a charm thanx.





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