Re: Temporarily hold a package............

2015-05-09 Thread Bob Proulx
Michael Biebl wrote: > Bob Proulx: > > Charlie wrote: > >> I had never even known about apt-mark and when Matthias pointed it out, > >> tried it, read the man page and was amazed. > > > > The functionality of 'apt-mark hold' was new in Wheezy 7. Squeezy 6 > > didn't include that functionality. >

Re: Temporarily hold a package............

2015-05-09 Thread Michael Biebl
Am 10.05.2015 um 02:34 schrieb Bob Proulx: > Charlie wrote: >> I had never even known about apt-mark and when Matthias pointed it out, >> tried it, read the man page and was amazed. > > The functionality of 'apt-mark hold' was new in Wheezy 7. Squeezy 6 > didn't include that functionality. Sort

Re: Temporarily hold a package............

2015-05-09 Thread Bob Proulx
Charlie wrote: > I had never even known about apt-mark and when Matthias pointed it out, > tried it, read the man page and was amazed. The functionality of 'apt-mark hold' was new in Wheezy 7. Squeezy 6 didn't include that functionality. Squeeze 6 only included controls to mark and unmark the au

Re: Temporarily hold a package............

2015-05-09 Thread Charlie
On Sat, 9 May 2015 10:45:06 +0200 Jean-Marc sent: > > I have been looking through the man pages for: apt-get, apt-get > > upgrade, but I'm certain I don't understand how I might hold a > > package for a while? > > > > apt-mark hold openssl > > man apt-mark > > Cheers, > > Jean-Marc Thank

Re: Temporarily hold a package............

2015-05-09 Thread Jean-Marc
Sat, 9 May 2015 13:20:40 +1000 Charlie écrivait : > > From my keyboard: > > I have been looking through the man pages for: apt-get, apt-get upgrade, > but I'm certain I don't understand how I might hold a package for a > while? > apt-mark hold openssl man apt-mark Cheers,

Re: Temporarily hold a package............

2015-05-09 Thread Charlie
On Sat, 09 May 2015 09:11:29 +0200 Matthias Bodenbinder sent: > or hold a package > sudo apt-mark hold package_name Thanks again Matthias Worked a treat. Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *** Pity the man who ha

Re: Temporarily hold a package............

2015-05-09 Thread Charlie
On Sat, 09 May 2015 09:11:29 +0200 Matthias Bodenbinder sent: > Hi Charlie, > > you could either pin a package in /etc/apt/preferences.d/ > Package: hello > Pin: release n=lenny > Pin-Priority: 995 > .. > see > http://blog.opperschaap.net/2009/12/12/using-the-prefer

Re: Temporarily hold a package............

2015-05-09 Thread Matthias Bodenbinder
Am 09.05.2015 um 05:20 schrieb Charlie: > > From my keyboard: > > I have been looking through the man pages for: apt-get, apt-get upgrade, > but I'm certain I don't understand how I might hold a package for a > while? > > Anyone who can and is inclined to help, might assist me f

Temporarily hold a package............

2015-05-08 Thread Charlie
From my keyboard: I have been looking through the man pages for: apt-get, apt-get upgrade, but I'm certain I don't understand how I might hold a package for a while? Anyone who can and is inclined to help, might assist me for the whole testing cycle in this case with their adv