On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 05:13:51PM +0000, Francis Devereux wrote: > I have compiled my own optimised openssl packages, from the latest stable > sources (0.9.6c-2woody.2). They work great, but whenever I do an apt-get > upgrade apt wants to replace them with the default versions. I can hold them > to prevent this, but I don't really want to do that in case I miss security > updates. > > Is there a way to make apt upgrade the packages when there is a newer version > available but leave them alone until then? >
echo pkg hold | dpkg --set-selections So for example: echo libssl096 hold | dpkg --set-selections -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
