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From: Thomas Bushnell BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: apt: apt should have a way to put packages on hold
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Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 14:02:47 -0500
Package: apt
Version: 0.3.15
Severity: wishlist
I would like to be able to do
apt hold package-name
to put a package on hold. Right now, the only way to do it is through
deselect or editing /var/lib/dpkg/status by hand.
-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux aquinas 2.2.13 #7 Mon Dec 13 17:26:08 EST 1999 i686
unknown
Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.1.2-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone
ii libstdc++2.10 2.95.2-3 The GNU stdc++ library
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From: Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Bug#53156: apt: apt should have a way to put packages on hold
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On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> I would like to be able to do
>
> apt hold package-name
>
> to put a package on hold. Right now, the only way to do it is through
> deselect or editing /var/lib/dpkg/status by hand.
It is extremely unlikely that APT will *ever* directly write the status
file, it is not something I want to deal with.
You can use a script like this to get what you want.
#!/bin/sh
echo $1 hold | dpkg --set selections
Jason
