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Re: Unstable update ridiculousness

From Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Unstable update ridiculousness
Date 2018-09-21 00:40 +0200
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On 21/09/2018 07:51, Default User wrote:
> Using advice given, using apt-listings and aptitude full-update, l was able
> to update everything except the 3 packages in question, which are now
> "pinned", with a priority of 3000.

I find apt-mark hold more convenient than pinning.

> I do have both cron and anacron installed, but have never used or done
> anything to configure them. Note: the computer in question is not on 24/7,
> but is normally on part of every day. Thus anacron, per the apt-listbugs
> man page.

I mask cron and anacron because I prefer manual control of all system 
maintenance tasks.

Kind regards,

-- 
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand

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Unstable update ridiculousness Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2018-09-20 03:00 +0200
  Re: Unstable update ridiculousness John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-09-20 03:10 +0200
    Re: Unstable update ridiculousness Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2018-09-20 03:20 +0200
      Re: Unstable update ridiculousness didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com> - 2018-09-20 09:10 +0200
        Re: Unstable update ridiculousness John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-09-20 15:20 +0200
          Re: Unstable update ridiculousness Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-09-20 15:50 +0200
            Re: Unstable update ridiculousness Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2018-09-20 22:00 +0200
              Re: Unstable update ridiculousness Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-09-21 00:40 +0200
                Re: Unstable update ridiculousness Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 07:10 +0200
      Re: Unstable update ridiculousness Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-09-20 10:00 +0200
  Re: Unstable update ridiculousness Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-09-20 03:30 +0200
    Re: Unstable update ridiculousness Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-09-20 10:10 +0200

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