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Debian : preventing a package from being updated

June 5, 2008 - 1 comment

Put a package on hold :
echo "${package} hold" | dpkg --set-selections

Remove the hold :
echo "${package} install" | dpkg --set-selections

where ${package} is the package name

Knowing the status of your packages :
dpkg --get-selections

Comments

Dieter

January 23, 2009 - 16:05

You can do the same with “wajig ”
install wajig with apt-get install wajig

greets

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