6.12 How do I put a package on hold?
There are three ways of holding back packages, with dpkg, aptitude or with
dselect.
With dpkg, you just have to export the list of package selections, with:
dpkg --get-selections \* > selections.txt
Then edit the resulting file selections.txt, change the line
containing the package you wish to hold, e.g. libc6, from this:
libc6 install
to this:
libc6 hold
Save the file, and reload it into dpkg database with:
dpkg --set-selections < selections.txt
With aptitude, you can hold a package using
aptitude hold package_name
and remove the hold with
aptitude unhold package_name
With dselect, you just have to enter the [S]elect screen, find the package you
wish to hold in its present state, and press the `=' key (or `H'). The changes
will go live immediately after you exit the [S]elect screen.
