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heiowge
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 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:19 pm Post subject: Strange result... |
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I've been getting this for about 6 months now after every upgrade on both Mint 12 and Mint 11.
The following packages have been kept back:
linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Any idea why it's not upgrading those 3 packages? 
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bobthebob1234
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I think you need to do
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sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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to upgrade them. I they are just updated kernels, and some people may not want to update their kernel.
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wyliecoyoteuk
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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That usually happens because you have a package installed that depends on an earlier version of the packages being held back, or is incompatible with the newer version.
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apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
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that will flush the apt database and update you to the latest versions without upgrading the distro.
It may also give you an error message explaining why it has not updated particular packages
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heiowge
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| bobthebob1234 wrote: | I think you need to do
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sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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to upgrade them. I they are just updated kernels, and some people may not want to update their kernel. |
Does this work effectively in Mint? I know they frown on that sort of thing in the Mint camp, where it's standard fayre on Ubuntu. I assume it works, but does that mean I'll still be on Mint 12 or will I be on Mint 13 RC?
| wyliecoyoteuk wrote: | try
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apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
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That's what I do that gives me the error! 
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bobthebob1234
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| heiowge wrote: |
Does this work effectively in Mint? I know they frown on that sort of thing in the Mint camp, where it's standard fayre on Ubuntu. I assume it works, but does that mean I'll still be on Mint 12 or will I be on Mint 13 RC?
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You'll still be on Mint 12, just with a different kernel (new drivers, etc). See http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/2 how to upgrade to a newer release. It involves changing the package repositories.
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That's what I do that gives me the error!
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Its not an error, just a message saying they won't be upgraded 
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ajgreeny
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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By default Mint has never updated the kernel, nor other packages that could give potential for problems to the system GUI.
If you want to do so, you can set the system to use all five of the update categories of packages. Just go to settings in the mint-update-manager and change the option there, then every package available will be updated.
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