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Re: [Question #272486]: updating and got message ...kept back: epoptes epoptes-client

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From: Alkis Georgopoulos <question272486@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 04:08:32 -0000
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Question #272486 on Epoptes changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/epoptes/+question/272486

    Status: Open => Answered

Alkis Georgopoulos proposed the following answer:
Hi David,

`sudo apt-get upgrade` is the "wrong" command to run. It means "update
any packages but don't install any new dependencies" they might have.
This can cause partial upgrades and leave the system in a suboptimal
state.

The correct command is `sudo apt-get dist-upgrade`. This ensures that a complete update is made, and allows epoptes e.g. to install the new python-netifaces it needs to fix WOL issues.
That is what the graphical update-manager does as well, for people not using the console to upgrade.

`apt-get dist-upgrade` is to get normal updates and is not to be
confused with `do-release-upgrade`, which does distro upgrades from e.g.
12.04 to 14.04.

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