> P.S. Is there a better way of pinning several packages to the same > release/version than giving all there own entry in /etc/apt/preferences? I > tried wildcards and writing several package names on the same "Package" > line.
Try the following: dpkg --get-selections > dpkg.selections Open that file and find the packages that you don't want to upgrade when you do apt-get installs and upgrades. You can change the flag from install to hold. Then run: dpkg --set-selections < dpkg.selections Those packages marked hold will not get upgraded now when you install packages or upgrade your dist. Cheers, Sheldon.
