Oh, Linux. You are fun sometimes.
While upgrading some packages with apt (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade)I was recently met with a response of "The following packages have been kept back:", followed by a list of packages.
This can happen when some packages have dependencies that must be met by installing other packages. This can be solved with:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
This can make sweeping system changes, however, installing new packages and removing some it thinks you no longer need. If you have custom source lists or a "stable" production system, you really need a backup in case something goes sideways in the upgrade process.
Alternatively you can use:
sudo apt-get install <held back packages>
...to individually fix items with less risk to the system going <BLOOP>.
More information can be found on Stack Exchange's AskUbuntu site.
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