why does pkg try to install an older version of pkg ?

Kurt Jaeger pi at opsec.eu
Sat Jul 4 12:36:57 UTC 2020


Hi!

> > pkg upgrade -f pkg
> > Updating ... repository catalogue...
> > ... repository is up to date.
> > All repositories are up to date.
> 
> So what repo is that and what does it offer?

That's repo.nepustil.net, which is mostly up2date.

> > Installed packages to be DOWNGRADED:
> >         pkg: 1.14.6 -> 1.10.5_1
> > 
> > Why does pkg insist on downgrading pkg ? How can this be fixed ?
> 
> You are forcing "reinstallation or upgrade" (pkg-upgrade(8)) and
> if you have a stale repo which only offers that old pkg (is that
> perchance a 11.1 repo?)... that's what you get.

It's a 11.3 repo, that's why I'm wondering...

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