XBian packages kept back

[chochis]

Is this normal?

xbian@xbian ~ $ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
btrfs-tools xbian-package-cec xbian-package-config-shell xbian-package-config-xbmc xbian-package-initramfs-tools xbian-package-kernel xbian-package-usbmount xbian-package-xbmc
xbian-package-zram-swap xbian-update
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded.

xbian@xbian ~ $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Failed
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xbian-package-config-shell : Breaks: xbian-package-config-xbmc (< 1.1.3-6) but 1.1-2 is to be installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.

[freem@n]

take a look at the last few posts in the Beta 2 thread: http://forum.xbian.org/showthread.php?tid=1770

it's already answered there

[IriDium]

Also try doing the upgrade via xbian-config

[mk01]

@chochis

yes, this is standard way how apt-get is handling changed dependencies.

imagine you install 1kb deb package. the next day I put 50.000 debs as dependency into the package control file and change version. what you want your PC will do ?

so if deb has to be upgraded, but it's dependencies changed, apt-get puts those "as kept back". you can install with apt-get install, or simply really use xbian-config (CLI or XBMC).

xbian-config will do the commands for you.