Re: how to put package on hold using command line tools?

2001-11-23 Thread Erik Steffl
Colin Watson wrote: On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 03:08:30PM +0100, Alexander Steinert wrote: Nevertheless you can file a bug against dpkg. (See 'apt-cache show bug'.) Better, see reportbug. bug hasn't really been maintained seriously for a while now. shouldn't it be taken out of

Re: how to put package on hold using command line tools?

2001-11-23 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 01:39:43AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote: Colin Watson wrote: On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 03:08:30PM +0100, Alexander Steinert wrote: Nevertheless you can file a bug against dpkg. (See 'apt-cache show bug'.) Better, see reportbug. bug hasn't really been maintained

how to put package on hold using command line tools?

2001-11-22 Thread Erik Steffl
is there any way to put package on hold using command line tools? I didn't find anything relevant in amnd dpkg and man apt-get. TIA erik

Re: how to put package on hold using command line tools?

2001-11-22 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 05:37:51AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote: is there any way to put package on hold using command line tools? echo packagename hold | dpkg --set-selections -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how to put package on hold using command line tools?

2001-11-22 Thread Erik Steffl
Colin Watson wrote: On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 05:37:51AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote: is there any way to put package on hold using command line tools? echo packagename hold | dpkg --set-selections thank you, isn't this a bug in man dpkg though? all it says about --set-selections is:

Re: how to put package on hold using command line tools?

2001-11-22 Thread Alexander Steinert
is there any way to put package on hold using command line tools? echo packagename hold | dpkg --set-selections thank you, isn't this a bug in man dpkg though? all it says about --set-selections is: dpkg --set-selections Set package selections using

Re: how to put package on hold using command line tools?

2001-11-22 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 03:08:30PM +0100, Alexander Steinert wrote: Nevertheless you can file a bug against dpkg. (See 'apt-cache show bug'.) Better, see reportbug. bug hasn't really been maintained seriously for a while now. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]