can't seem to get openssh-*

[Martijn Brinkers]

Some more info

ssh seems to depend on a new package openssh-blacklist and therefore
requires dist-upgrade.


see: 

ubuntu at services:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -V -s -u
[sudo] password for ubuntu: 
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for ubuntu: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
   openssh-blacklist (0.1-1ubuntu0.8.04.1)
The following packages will be upgraded:
   openssh-client (4.7p1-8ubuntu1 => 4.7p1-8ubuntu1.1)
   openssh-server (4.7p1-8ubuntu1 => 4.7p1-8ubuntu1.1)
2 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Inst openssh-blacklist (0.1-1ubuntu0.8.04.1 Ubuntu:8.04/hardy-security)
Inst openssh-server [1:4.7p1-8ubuntu1] (1:4.7p1-8ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu:8.04/hardy-security) []
Inst openssh-client [1:4.7p1-8ubuntu1] (1:4.7p1-8ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu:8.04/hardy-security)
Conf openssh-blacklist (0.1-1ubuntu0.8.04.1 Ubuntu:8.04/hardy-security)
Conf openssh-client (1:4.7p1-8ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:8.04/hardy-security)
Conf openssh-server (1:4.7p1-8ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:8.04/hardy-security)



On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 21:42 +0200, Martijn Brinkers wrote:
> same here (hardy) 
> 
> The following packages have been kept back:
>    openssh-client (4.7p1-8ubuntu1 => 4.7p1-8ubuntu1.1)
>    openssh-server (4.7p1-8ubuntu1 => 4.7p1-8ubuntu1.1)
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
> 
> 
> Martijn
> 
> On Wed, 2008-05-14 at 02:14 +1000, Karl Auer wrote:
> > Hi there.
> > 
> > Tried to upgrade openssh using apt-get. It installed various libs and
> > bits, but did not install upgraded openssh-client or openssh-server
> > packages, saying they had been "held back".
> > 
> > What exactly causes this? How do I get the upgraded versions to install?
> > I'm running feisty.
> > 
> > Someone on IRC suggested "apt-get install -f", but I'd like to know if
> > that "held back" message actually means something important before I
> > override apt-get's good judgement.
> > 
> > Regards, K.
> > 
> 
>