On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 11:55:00AM +0200, Imran Geriskovan wrote: > Sorry for the cross posting. > But I just wanted to carry the discussion to dpkg list. > > Well... > > For me Tom's point is a very important issue.
Albeit a resolved one. Sorry - it's a matter of RTFM. > Now I have debian machine installed by using the "testing" > branch 50 days ago. Now I want to upgrade/install some packages. > In dselect I choose the update option (using method apt). > Now the select says that it will going to upgrade nearly all of the > packages. In 50 days I've done alot of customization > on that machine and I do not want to ugrade most of them. Go to the first line in the package listing (All Packages), press '=' (hold in present state). BTW, have you noticed that Debian goes out of its way to ensure that your customizations are being preserved? > Meanwhile I'm quite satisfied with the system. > And I have no intention for such a big upgrade. > However currently (and sadly) I can not use dselect for > automatic installion of other packages with all their dependent ones > because choosing "Install" will upgrade rest of the system. > > Hence I have no option :( other than manually downloading and > installing new packages with all others that the packages depends on. :( man apt-get > Is it be possible to "freeze" some packages on a machine > an make them immune to later updates/installations? See above or dselect online help. Rolf -- Rolf Heckemann (Dr. med.) Research Fellow Department of Imaging Hammersmith Hospital, London
