Package: apt Version: 1.8.2.1 Severity: wishlist Tags: upstream Dear Maintainers,
Sometimes I hold some packages from being automatically upgraded using 'apt-mark hold <package>' command; but when I run 'apt list --upgradable' command, there is no way to know which package has been held. Indeed, I can know list of held package by running 'apt-mark showhold' command. But isn't it would be nice if these information will also be available with 'apt list --upgradable' command as meta information along with package? May be just adding meta tag along with package would be enough. $ sudo apt-mark hold riot-desktop riot-desktop set on hold. ## Actual output of apt list command. $ apt list --upgradable Listing... Done libvlc-bin/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] libvlc5/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] libvlccore9/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] riot-desktop/unknown 1.6.5 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.6.4] vlc-bin/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-data/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 all [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-l10n/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 all [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-base/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-notify/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-qt/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-samba/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-skins2/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-video-output/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-video-splitter/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-visualization/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] ## Instead, we can add a little meta tag along with riot-desktop package, or something similar. $ apt list --upgradable Listing... Done libvlc-bin/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] libvlc5/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] libvlccore9/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] riot-desktop/unknown 1.6.5 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.6.4] [hold] vlc-bin/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-data/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 all [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-l10n/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 all [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-base/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-notify/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-qt/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-samba/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-skins2/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-video-output/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-video-splitter/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc-plugin-visualization/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] vlc/stable,stable 3.0.11-0+deb10u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.10-0+deb10u1] Cheers, Vipul