Month: November 2024

• List version of an installed package: dpkg -s docker-ce | grep Version
• Show all available versions of a package: apt-cache madison <package>

Packages being held back because of phasing

Run the following command replacing the package in question

apt-get --with-new-pkgs upgrade <package-name

The following packages have been kept back

Try the following, in order. Each is less risky than the next. Stop as soon as you have fixed the problem.

Solution 1

apt-get --with-new-pkgs upgrade <list of packages kept back

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