I should note that I've also tested this on 16.04.6 and am getting the same unexpected behaviour.
root@ansible:/var/lib/aptitude# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS Release: 16.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1817350 Title: Running 'aptitude update' clears hold flags on packages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptitude/+bug/1817350/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
