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  1. Bug #1988819
  2. Comment #18

Comment 18 for bug 1988819

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Jeffrey Walton (noloader) wrote : Re: When apt keeps back packages due to phased updates, it should say nothing

Yes, please fix.

From a security standpoint, we can't tell the "good" held backs (Phased Updates) from the "bad" held backs (problem with package). So we assume its a package problem, go in with a hammer, and use Aptitude's safe-upgrade to force the updates. Now we've subverted/undermined the Phased Updates when there was no problem.