Re: Simple aptitude/apt question
Hello Hugh Crissman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: How do I exclude a package when doing a upgrade. Say Postfix for example. I want to update all the packages on my system but I don't want to update Postfix. How would I do that? You can set the package to hold usind aptitude or dselect or dpkg --set-selections. You can also use pinning to set packages to a specific version (see man apt_preferences). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps-sarge.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Simple aptitude/apt question
Hugh Crissman a écrit : How do I exclude a package when doing a upgrade. Say Postfix for example. I want to update all the packages on my system but I don't want to update Postfix. How would I do that? With aptitude, you select the package you don't want to upgrade and then press the '=' key. You can use dpkg too with a command like: echo package_name hold | dpkg --set-selections cu. HCrissman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Simple aptitude/apt question
How do I exclude a package when doing a upgrade. Say Postfix for example. I want to update all the packages on my system but I don't want to update Postfix. How would I do that? HCrissman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
