Quick "update" question

[T-Diddy]

Hello all:

I'm sure this is just a simple fix, but I haven't out what to do yet. So here goes.

I got the notification in my system tray that there were some updates last night and so I went ahead to see what they were. Two of the packages I had installed needed updating, and six more that I did not have installed were also listed as "updates".

Well, I clicked to go ahead and install the updates, assuming it would update only those packages I had installed. Instead, even the new packages which I didn't want were installed as well.

Is there a way to set the auto updater to notify & install, only those packages which I have installed? Or is it just a manual thing for the next time this happens?

Nothing serious, I know...just a pet peeve.

Cheers,

t.

[Emerzen]

Re: Quick "update" question

Well, I'm not sure how to change that behavior. But, did you search adept to make sure those packages weren't installed?

[Fenyx]

Re: Quick "update" question

The updates may install new packages in order to resolve dependencies, that is, an updated package would be needing another updated package that wasn't previously installed or needed. This behavior is normal. At least for "upgrade".

(A dist-upgrade or Full Upgrade is slightly more complex, though).

[T-Diddy]

Re: Quick "update" question

Thanks for getting back to me. For the first poster, I defintely had to install Ruby and some other Ruby library, but the rest may have been what the second poster mentioned. It was just resolving dependencies for the updates.

Sounds reasonable to me....

Thanks again,

t.