rv riveravaldez composed on 2018-06-19 03:18 (UTC-0300): >> The man page for apt_preferences is clear as mud about any (pinning) example >> that seems equivalent, or even what name(s) of file(s) are supposed to be to >> create pins. Google so far has been no help. Holding is either being >> ignored, or >> holds are being silently unheld. How do I keep unwanted packages from getting >> installed?
>> apt purge xserver-xorg-video-radeon >> Attempting to do so wants to install >> xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu >> xserver-xorg-video-nouveau >> xserver-xorg-video-fbdev >> xserver-xorg-video-vesa >> xserver-xorg-video-vmware >> The only driver I want used is the modesetting driver built into the server. >> Anything else for this installation I would consider broken. > Check if apt-mark does what you need. If I try to hold one of those drivers, then another, it unholds the first, leaving total hold count at one package. If I try to set all the holds in one command, it succeeds (as proven by showhold), then proceeds to try to install the held packages anyway when I try to purge radeon. -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Whatever else you get, get wisdom." Proverbs 4:7 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/