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#1 2017-03-24 17:54

Dai_trying
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binutils not upgrading (Scorpion)

I noticed when installing a package that I have 225 packages which can be removed (using autoremove) and thought it was a bit odd, and when tracing the problem it appears binutils has an update available but is not being upgraded with the system. I do recall some time back there was a fix for another issue (similar to this) that involved a custom binutils having to be installed and wondered if there is a connection to that which is preventing the upgrade of binutils. I noticed that the binutils that is installed (2.27.90.20170124-2) does not show a url, only the /var/lib/dpkg/status entry.
Can I safely force an upgrade to the newer version?

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#2 2017-03-24 18:02

q4osteam
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Re: binutils not upgrading (Scorpion)

Yes, 'binutils' package is intentionally held by 'libr0' dependencies at the moment.

Dai_trying wrote:

Can I safely force an upgrade to the newer version?

No, do not force upgrade, as libr0 is incompatible with 'binutils' 2-28. Just wait untill new version of libr0 will be available in Scorpion repositories, the upgrade proceed automatically.

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#3 2017-03-24 18:25

Dai_trying
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Re: binutils not upgrading (Scorpion)

Ok, thanks guys. smile

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#4 2017-03-24 19:58

q4osteam
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Re: binutils not upgrading (Scorpion)

Fixed, just do update && upgrade of your system.

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#5 2017-03-24 20:33

Dai_trying
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Re: binutils not upgrading (Scorpion)

Thanks, updated and upgraded. smile I did have to reinstall some packages that appear to have been removed even though the entries were still in the start menus... I've gone through and I think I've got everything back again.

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#6 2017-03-24 21:38

michaelk
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Re: binutils not upgrading (Scorpion)

I did an „apt-get update“ and waited till I saw your message. Then I did an „apt-get upgrade“, 243 files were downloaded (no mention of libr0 and binutils) and it went smooth.

Thanks a lot for your quick solutions!

Michael

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#7 2017-03-24 21:44

Dai_trying
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Re: binutils not upgrading (Scorpion)

michaelk wrote:

I did an „apt-get upgrade“, 243 files were downloaded

That's not surprising with a fresh Scorpion installation, being testing based it receives a lot of updates. smile

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#8 2017-03-24 22:58

michaelk
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Re: binutils not upgrading (Scorpion)

Well, did I complain about it? ;-)
I am accustomed to it from Debian since long.

Have a nice weekend,

Michael

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