How to prevent a package from being updated in Debian
Posted by Admin on June 12th, 2008
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There are three ways of holding back packages, with dpkg, aptitude or with dselect.
Using dpkg
Put a package on hold
echo “package hold” | dpkg --set-selections
Example
echo “apache2 hold” | dpkg --set-selections
Remove the hold
echo “package install” | dpkg --set-selections
Example
echo “apache2 install” | dpkg --set-selections
Knowing the status of your packages
dpkg --set-selections
Using aptitude
With aptitude, you can hold a package using
#aptitude hold package_name
Example
#aptitude hold apache2
and remove the hold with
aptitude unhold package_name
Example
#aptitude unhold apache2
Using dselect
With dselect, you just have to enter the [S]elect screen, find the package you wish to hold in its present state, and press the `=’ key (or `H’). The changes will go live immediately after you exit the [S]elect screen.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:14 am
What about apt-pinning? I are satisfied wit this method…