Hello M.C. Vernon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > On 12 Nov 1998, Daniel E. Hollis wrote: > > > I mucked up my package list. ... > b) place all the other packages on hold.
Which would be nice if it could be done easily... Open the file /var/lib/dpkg/status and replace: s/^Status: install ok/Status: hold ok/ Somebody add this to the wish list? Jiri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We'll know the future has arrived when every mailer transparently quotes lines that begin with "From ", but no-one remembers why.