Re: How do I UNHOLD a non-existent package?

On 24 Aug 2001 01:44:00 -0600, John Galt wrote: > On 24 Aug 2001, Adam Warner wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >I used > > > >echo " hold" | dpkg --set-selections > > echo " purge" | dpkg --set-selections Thanks for trying to help John. There I was trying to search out the db internals documentation to

Re: How do I UNHOLD a non-existent package?

On 24 Aug 2001 01:44:00 -0600, John Galt wrote: > On 24 Aug 2001, Adam Warner wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >I used > > > >echo " hold" | dpkg --set-selections > > echo " purge" | dpkg --set-selections Nice guess Atlas Shrugged but it doesn't work. The non-existent package still exists in the databa

Re: How do I UNHOLD a non-existent package?

On 24 Aug 2001, Adam Warner wrote: >Hi all, > >I used > >echo " hold" | dpkg --set-selections echo " purge" | dpkg --set-selections >To put a package on hold but it turned out I used the wrong name. And it >is sitting in the package database as held: > >dpkg --get-selections > >Shows that the n

How do I UNHOLD a non-existent package?

Hi all, I used echo " hold" | dpkg --set-selections To put a package on hold but it turned out I used the wrong name. And it is sitting in the package database as held: dpkg --get-selections Shows that the non-existent package is currently being held. Plus an apt-get install shows that the pa