TRIAGED:
as mentioned earlier, if you use the the "dpkg --set-selections" method (see
7.12 at http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html) to put a package
on hold, instead of the "aptitude hold " command.
Then the update-manager will successfully ignore future upgrades for that
package,
how can we get this bug report to be considered as important/fixed?
what would be the correct procedure?
simply making this bugreport obviously didn't do it, since it's been around for
years it seems and still hasn't been fixed.
the fact that it only affects 6 people, can only signify that not a l
