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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