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Re: [LUG] Is this dangerous? (apt/dpkg question)

 

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>> apt-get -f install
>>
>> run that at all..?
>>  
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> No, I haven't used "apt-get -f install" at all, however after the first 
> "apt-get dist-upgrade" some packages failed and it was suggested I use 
> "-f", so I used "apt-get -f dist-upgrade"... which failed and suggested 
> I used "dpkg --confure -a", which worked fine so I went back to "apt-get 
> dist-upgrade", which failed and suggested I use "-f", so I used "apt-get 
> -f dist-upgrade"... and round again, and again, and again. Each time the 
> list of packages left to install got smaller and smaller.
> 
> Grant.
> 

I usually just have to use -f with "install" seems to work nicely for me..

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Neil Stone

Systems Administrator
FlashTek UK

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