On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 10:09:16AM +0300, Volkan YAZICI wrote: > On Fri, 22 Oct 2010, Yahya Mohammad <mfya...@gmail.com> writes: > > I want to use a custom compiled version of ffmpeg to enable some extra > > features. What is the best way to do this? I do not want to break > > anything that depends on ffmpeg. > > > > I tried making my own .deb package using checkinstall. This works > > fine, but whenever I run apt-get upgrade it wants to replace my > > customized ffmpeg. > > Does "How to keep specific versions of packages installed"[1] solve your > problem? > > > Regards. > > [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html
Use of pin is one way but quite cumbersome... The most generic solution is the method our next Release Notes uses: $ echo <package_name> hold | dpkg --set-selection This works for any package management tool, apt-get/aptitude/ ... See more at: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#listofadvancedpagementoperations Osamu -- 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/20101022125627.ga8...@debian.org
