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Re: apt-get upgrade problem

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On 2017-06-21, Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> wrote:
> On 06/21/2017 04:56 PM, Mike McClain wrote:
>> When I do 'apt-get upgrade', I get the following:
>> The following packages have been kept back:
>>    firefox-esr
>> and firefox/iceweasel is what I was hoping to upgrade.
>> Can someone point me at where to look to see why I can't upgrade iceweasel?
>>
> Have you tried typing "apt-get install firefox-esr"? It should tell you 
> why it's held back.

That command will most likely reveal an extra package must be installed,
and if says yes to that, he'll be off to the races.

> The other thing would be "apt-get dist-upgrade".
>


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apt-get upgrade problem Mike McClain <mike.junk.46@att.net> - 2017-06-22 01:40 +0200
  Re: apt-get upgrade problem Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> - 2017-06-22 01:50 +0200
    Re: apt-get upgrade problem Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-06-22 09:40 +0200
    Re: apt-get upgrade problem Mike McClain <mike.junk.46@att.net> - 2017-06-22 21:20 +0200
      Re: apt-get upgrade problem Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-06-22 21:50 +0200
        Re: apt-get upgrade problem David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-06-25 02:40 +0200
          Re: apt-get upgrade problem Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-06-25 11:10 +0200
            Re: apt-get upgrade problem Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-06-26 15:00 +0200
              Re: apt-get upgrade problem Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-06-26 17:20 +0200
  Re: apt-get upgrade problem Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2017-06-22 03:30 +0200
  Re: apt-get upgrade problem davidson@freevolt.org - 2017-06-22 05:20 +0200
  Re: apt-get upgrade problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-06-22 08:40 +0200

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