apt-get upgrade Packages Held Back

[Ian O'Brien]

hello!

i noticed that openoffice.org2 has been in the repositories for a few days
now. however, the software has been held back.

my question is:
why does software get held back?
that's all! thanks a lot!

Ian O'Brien

[Centurion]

Ian O'Brien wrote:

> hello!
>
> i noticed that openoffice.org2 has been in the repositories for a few days
> now. however, the software has been held back.
>
> my question is:
> why does software get held back?
> that's all! thanks a lot!

This is usually because the package requires the removal of another package.
To get it to install use "sudo apt-get -u dist-upgrade". Pay careful
attention to the list of things the new packages want to remove/update and
if you're happy, answer yes.

Cheers,

James
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