On Sat, Mar 17, 2001 at 10:59:06AM +0100, Grischa Schuering wrote: > Hello, > > we customized a new apache-ssl deb package, by adding a module called > zmod to it. We need this module here in Germany for statistical > analysis. > Now every time a new apache-ssl version (or security fix) is available > our package is overwritten by apt-get dist-upgrade utility. > > What is the common way naming the custom versions of packages (or > version number... etc), so that the package won't be auto-updated ???
There are at least two approaches. One is to put the package on hold. Apt will respect this, I believe. You can do this in dselect, or you can echo "apache-ssl hold" | dpkg --set-selections. ALternatively, you can set the version of your package to have an epoch, e.g 1:2.0. That will make it later than any package without an epoch (the bit before the :). Thirdly, you can probably use the features of the new apt (0.5?) which can do trciks like this, maybe,. HTH Jules
