exclude packages from updating: apt vs yum

2010-02-13 Thread Huub
Hi, On RedHat/Fedora, I can exclude packages from being updated like this: yum --exclude package -y upgrade. Can someone please tell me (or provide a link to it) if this is also possible with apt-get. Reading the apt-get manpage, I didn't find an equality. Thank you. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: exclude packages from updating: apt vs yum

2010-02-13 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Saturday 13 February 2010 09:18:27 Huub wrote: Hi, On RedHat/Fedora, I can exclude packages from being updated like this: yum --exclude package -y upgrade. Can someone please tell me (or provide a link to it) if this is also possible with apt-get. Reading the apt-get manpage, I didn't

Re: exclude packages from updating: apt vs yum

2010-02-13 Thread David Maus
At Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:18:27 + (UTC), Huub wrote: Hi, On RedHat/Fedora, I can exclude packages from being updated like this: yum --exclude package -y upgrade. Can someone please tell me (or provide a link to it) if this is also possible with apt-get. Reading the apt-get manpage, I

Re: exclude packages from updating: apt vs yum

2010-02-13 Thread Huub
Yes it is possible for dpkg, apt and aptitude. The description is in the Debian FAQ: http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html#s-puttingonhold HTH -- David Thank you. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble?