On (20/10/06 13:54), Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 12:03:04 +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (20/10/06 10:45), Olafur Jens Sigurdsson wrote: > > > Þann 2006-10-20, 11:21:19 (+0100) skrifaði Clive Menzies: > > > > On (20/10/06 10:57), Andrew Small wrote: > > > > > I use the command apt-get to keep my system up to date. The list of > > > > > repositories I use to get updated > > > > > > > > > > packages is kept in /etc/apt/sources.list. I already have a > > > > > particular > > > > > package installed which I do not want > > > > > to update. > > > > > > > > > > How do I get apt-get to ignore updating this package when it is > > > > > invoked > > > > > on the command line? > > > > > Is it possible to put the package name in the sources.list file etc. > > > > > This would be really useful so that if someone > > > > > else is managing the system they do not have to be aware that this > > > > > package should be ignored. > > > > > > > > I use aptitude which has a hold option > > > > aptitude hold <packages>... > > > > > > > > I just checked the apt-get man page and couldn't see an equivalent but > > > > someone else may confirm it works. If not apt-get should respect > > > > aptitude's 'wishes'. > > > > > > Isnt this a job for "pinning"? :-) > > > > I don't think so. I believe pinning is used where you're using > > packages from different releases. It would be overkill for holding one > > package. > > I believe that "hold", "forbid upgrade to specific version" and "mark > auto" are aptitude-only features. The relevant information is stored in > /var/lib/aptitude/pkgstates and I don't think that apt-get reads this > file. > > I always had to use pinning with apt-get if a newer version of a package > had a bug, otherwise "apt-get upgrade" would blindly install that > version. It is indeed a pain in the neck to use pinning like that; this > was one of the reasons for me to switch to aptitude. Of course, it could > be that apt-get has learned a few new tricks since I last used it, but I > have the impression that development is focused on aptitude these days.
Thanks for the clarification :) It would seem, Andrew, your options are use aptitude or if you stick to apt-get, pinning is the way to go. I find aptitude pretty powerful and you can use it at the command line in similar fashion to apt-get. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
