> The deb package made from the patched source bears the same name and > version as the official package. I tried finding a way to change this, > but haven't found anything of help. I suspect either I'm not looking in > the right locations, or I'm not searching for the right items. Then > result of this is that apt wants to upgrade the installed version of PPP > any time I check for upgraded packages. Obviously, I don't want this to > happen. > > I've tried pinnning the PPP package, but my attempts have been > ineffectual. > > Would someone please point me to a reference on how to accomplish this?
http://www.google.com/search?q=dpkg+%22put+package+on+hold%22 gives me: $ echo "<package> hold" | dpkg --set-selections greetz, Joris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
