On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:08:10PM +0000, T o n g wrote: > First of all, sorry that I miss read your meaning. > > On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:47:30 -0400, Anticept . wrote: > > > Can apt-get hold back package updates like aptitude? This might be one > > of them. > > Yes, it can, but it's done at the dpkg level. > > To hold a Debian package not to be updated by apt-get > > echo $package hold | dpkg --set-selections > > Please note that such holding will not work for aptitude. So I agree with > you, this might be one of them.
This is how release note was updated. aptitude with hold -> "dpkg --set-selections" mixing will cause such minor headache. But I do not think it is as major problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100826131815.gc3...@debian.org