Comments on: How to prevent a package from being updated in Debian http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-prevent-a-package-from-being-updated-in-debian.html Debian/Ubuntu Linux System Administration Tutorials,Howtos,Tips Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Craig Sanders http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-prevent-a-package-from-being-updated-in-debian.html/comment-page-1#comment-8762 Craig Sanders Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:43:37 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-prevent-a-package-from-being-updated-in-debian.html#comment-8762 there's also the dpkg-hold, dpkg-unhold, dpkg-purge, and dpkg-remove scripts in the dlocate package. they're trivial wrapper scripts for the 'echo "package hold" | dpkg --set-selections' method mentioned above. dpkg-unhold is a bit of a misnomer. it actually flags the package for installation. if it was held, it's now unheld. if it wasn't, it's now marked for installation in the next apt-get/aptitude/whatever upgrade. disclaimer: i'm the author and debian maintainer for dlocate. i wrote the dpkg-hold etc scripts a long time ago, so i still use them. aptitude hold/unhold are probably a better choice for people who aren't already used to my scripts. there’s also the dpkg-hold, dpkg-unhold, dpkg-purge, and dpkg-remove scripts in the dlocate package.

they’re trivial wrapper scripts for the ‘echo “package hold” | dpkg --set-selections’ method mentioned above.

dpkg-unhold is a bit of a misnomer. it actually flags the package for installation. if it was held, it’s now unheld. if it wasn’t, it’s now marked for installation in the next apt-get/aptitude/whatever upgrade.

disclaimer: i’m the author and debian maintainer for dlocate. i wrote the dpkg-hold etc scripts a long time ago, so i still use them. aptitude hold/unhold are probably a better choice for people who aren’t already used to my scripts.

]]> By: Name http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-prevent-a-package-from-being-updated-in-debian.html/comment-page-1#comment-2040 Name Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:14:19 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-prevent-a-package-from-being-updated-in-debian.html#comment-2040 What about apt-pinning? I are satisfied wit this method... What about apt-pinning? I are satisfied wit this method…

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