Packages Kept Back - dist-upgrade Not Working

[Xplorer4x4]

The following packages have been kept back:
libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-declarative:i386 libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-script:i386 libqt4-sql:i386 libqt4-sql-mysql:i386 libqt4-xml:i386 libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4:i386
libqtgui4:i386

So as usual I tried sudo apt-get dist-upgrade(since apt-get upgrade produces this error), but they are still held back. I thought it was a bit odd that they are 32 bit packages when I have a 64 bit system. How can I fix this?

[Snowhog]

You can't "fix this". This happens, and you just have to wait. It will be 'resolved' later.

[Xplorer4x4]

Thanks for the tip Snowhog, but could you elaborate?

[Snowhog]

Packages have dependencies. When a package is 'updated', and it has dependencies, those dependencies have to be updated and included in the repositories. If they aren't there yet, then the package(s) they depend on can't be upgraded 'at that time.'

If the program depends on packages or versions that are not available, then the program will be held back. You really can't do anything but wait in this circumstance, since the package is basically uninstallable. This can happen when packages get added to the repository out of order, when a package is renamed, or when a package stops providing a virtual package.

[Xplorer4x4]

Ah I understand. It would be nice of apt to report a more precise error message, but atleast everything is working.