How-To Upgrade Packages That Have Been Kept Back
Have you ever went to update and upgrade your Linux system and get the message, "The following packages have been kept back"? If so, try the procedure below to safely upgrade the packages that were held back.
Open Your Terminal and Enter the Following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install aptitude (Only if the aptitude command is missing from your system)
sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install aptitude (Only if the aptitude command is missing from your system)
sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
Illustrated Steps:
1. Open your Terminal and enter sudo apt update and press the Enter key and type in your password.
2. Next, enter sudo apt upgrade and press the Enter key.
3. Finally, enter sudo aptitude safe-upgrade and press the Enter key.
This method should work for you if the programs or packages can be safely upgraded without breaking anything on your system.
I hope this helped you if you encountered that message.
Take care!
I hope this helped you if you encountered that message.
Take care!
September 21, 2022