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Richard Kettlewell  wrote:
> bp@www.zefox.net writes:
>> What is the significance of a held back update? When I ran an
>> update/upgrade cycle this morning three updates were "held back",
>> with no further explanation.
>
> What command(s) did you use?
The usual,
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

>
>> The packages held back were
>> raspberrypi-ui-mods 1.20250121
>> wf-panel-pi 0.92
>> wfplug-connect 0.11
>>
>> Any insights about what's going on would be appreciated!
>
> Historically it meant there was an unsatisfiable dependency. It could
> mean that the depdency (or a suitable version of it) is completely
> unavailable, or that it’s available but for some reason not installable
> or upgradable.
>
> Currently it can also mean that the upgrade is being phased and it’s not
> your turn yet. I think the diagnostic for this is being improved.
>

It does seem that upgrades trickle in slowly, as advertised by the
"update available" icon. It seems as if there needs to be some
additional information offered on when to upgrade and/or reboot.

Thanks for writing,

bob prohaska

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