Lazarus Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Many times, there are packages that one may choose to intentionally NOT > upgrade. (I have two such on this system at present, due to conflicts with > other packages. I also have all of X, all of tetex, and all of xemacs > on hold, since every time they are upgraded, they cause a HUGE amount > of bandwidth to be used, and I prefer to have manual control over when > that is to be consumed.) "apt-get upgrade" is just too much of a black > box for my tastes. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way.
You can always put packages on hold using dpkg. Do a get-selections, then change the appropriate packages to 'hold' or 'held', I forget which. Next set-selections back. Cheerio, Andrew Stribblehill
