> From: Paul Jakma [mailto:paulj at alphyra.ie]
> one for the debian users:
>> - held back packages: how do i find out why?
Because no newer version of the package is available, or because
you have requested that the package be held back.
> - not enough space in /var/cache/apt/archives/: if you have lots of
> packages on an upgrade, is there anyway round the above problem?
Try apt-get clean before the upgrade to clean out any existing
debs. If that's not enough, try replicating the structure in
a different filesystem, and use symbolic links.
> --paulj
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