How to prevent updating of a specific package?
Using dpkg
Put a package on hold
echo "package hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections
Remove the hold
echo "package install" | sudo dpkg --set-selections
Displaying the status of your packages
dpkg --get-selections
Displaying the status of a single package
dpkg --get-selections | grep "package"
Using apt
you can hold a package using
sudo apt-mark hold package_name
and remove the hold with
sudo apt-mark unhold package_name
Using aptitude
you can hold a package using
sudo aptitude hold package_name
and remove the hold with
sudo aptitude unhold package_name
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