Is there a way to keep fink from updating a specific package while running update-all?
No, but 'fink list -o' will show you all the packages that want to be updated, and then you can update only the ones you want. In your case, something like this should do 'update all except for abiword':
fink list -t -o | tail +2 | awk '{print $2}' | grep -v '\<abiword\>' | xargs fink update
Take care, Dave
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