Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 04:27:12PM +1100, Andrew Nesbit wrote: > > What is the difference between pinning a package (as described in the > > APT HOWTO), and setting the ``hold flag'' using dpkg? > > pin decides priority of archived packages against installed one. > hold just hold installed package. > > > Do APT and dpkg respect each other's methods of ``holding''? > APT respects hold, if "apt-get dselect-upgrade" is used. > PIN only works for woody APT. > > DSELECT care hold. > DSELECT used with APT should care PIN. > > "dpkg -i" does not care any, I think. > > Correct me if I am wrong :-) But this is what I understand.
This is probably the most poorly written English I've ever read that still makes perfect sense. Amazing. :) -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bignachos.com
