[mythtv-users] apt-get upgrades?

[jose rubio]

On Sun, 2004-02-15 at 11:19, Dan Boger wrote:
> I noticed that there's a new version of xmltv out there.  Then I
> wondered if I should upgrade.  I tried "apt-get upgrade xmltv", and
> got the following list:
> 
> [mythtv]$ sudo apt-get upgrade xmltv
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following packages will be upgraded
>   XFree86 XFree86-100dpi-fonts XFree86-75dpi-fonts XFree86-Mesa-libGL
>   XFree86-Mesa-libGLU XFree86-base-fonts XFree86-font-utils XFree86-libs
>   XFree86-libs-data XFree86-tools XFree86-truetype-fonts XFree86-twm
>   XFree86-xauth XFree86-xdm XFree86-xfs aalib atrpms atrpms-package-config
>   fftw2-single foomatic gaim gdm ghostscript gimp-print gnome-libs gstreamer
>   gstreamer-tools hpijs info intltool libavc1394 libdv libquicktime libxml2
>   libxml2-devel libxml2-python libxslt
>   lirc-kmdl-2.4.22-1.2166.nptl_35.rhfc1.at lirc-lib mozilla mozilla-mail
>   mozilla-nspr mozilla-nss mutt nano nss_ldap pam_krb5 pango pkgconfig
>   redhat-config-printer redhat-config-printer-gui rhythmbox samba samba-client
>   samba-common sound-juicer syslinux texinfo xawtv xchat xvidcore zvbi
> The following packages have been kept back
>   gstreamer-plugins lirc lm_sensors
> 62 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 removed and 3 not upgraded.
> Need to get 118MB of archives.
> After unpacking 17.7MB of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
> Abort.
> [mythtv]$
> 
> Seems like a lot of upgrades.  Did anyone try it?  Is it safe?  What's
> people's usual policy about such things?  Upgrade only if something is
> broken?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Dan
> 
> ----
> 
What dist. are you running?  i run debian unstable.  you should always
run apt-get update before you run upgrade.  also, IIRC apt-get upgrade
does not take in any arguments.  try :

apt-get update; apt-get install xmltv

or go ahead and upgrade!  just don't blame me if you break something.

-jose-


Just FYI:

# apt-get -s upgrade  ##### the -s says not to do it

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  abiword abiword-common base-config bonobo docbook-xml gdk-imlib1 gdm
gimp1.2 gnome-applets
  gnome-control-center gnome-core gnome-panel gnome-panel-data
gnome-session gnome-terminal gnome-utils
  imlib1 libbonobo2 libenchant1 libgdk-pixbuf-gnome2 libgdk-pixbuf2
libgnomeprint-bin libgnomeprint15
  libgtkhtml20 libgtkxmhtml1 libnspr4 libnss3 libpaperg libpng2 libqt2
mozilla mozilla-browser
  mozilla-mailnews mozilla-psm ppp pppoeconf python python-newt
rep-gtk-gnome reportbug sawfish-gnome
  scrollkeeper sgml-data tasksel xprt
The following packages will be upgraded:
  console-common console-data console-tools cvs cxref debconf
debconf-i18n gettext gettext-base gettext-el
  hdparm iptables libaspell15 libaudio-dev libaudio2 libconsole
libcupsys2 libgimpprint1 libmailtools-perl
  libnewt0.51 libsmbclient libusb-0.1-4 lilo man-db netbase ssh tar wget
whiptail
29 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 45 not upgraded.