On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 09:20:19AM +0200, Craig wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> How do I setup dpkg/apt-get to hold back on a specific package when doing an
> apt-get upgrade ?
i don't think that apt-get can do it, but the following shell script will hold
a package:
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#! /bin/bash
# dpkg-hold -- command line tool to flag package(s) as held.
#
# by Craig Sanders, 1998-10-26. This script is hereby placed into the
# public domain.
#
# BUGS: this script has absolutely no error checking. this is not good.
if [ -z "$*" ] ; then
echo "Usage:"
echo " dpkg-hold <package...>"
exit 1
fi
for i in $@ ; do
echo "$i hold"
done | dpkg --set-selections
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this works for apt-get upgrade, dist-upgrade, and dselect-upgrade.
you can still upgrade the package manually by running
"apt-get install PACKAGE".
BTW, another useful variant of the script is dpkg-unhold:
(strictly speaking, "unhold" isn't an accurate name. it flags the message
for installation - regardless of what the previous status was).
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#! /bin/bash
# dpkg-unhold -- command line tool to flag package(s) for installation.
#
# by Craig Sanders, 1998-10-26. This script is hereby placed into the
# public domain.
#
# BUGS: this script has absolutely no error checking. this is not good.
if [ -z "$*" ] ; then
echo "Usage:"
echo " dpkg-unhold <package...>"
exit 1
fi
for i in $@ ; do
echo "$i install"
done | dpkg --set-selections
---cut here---
craig
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