Chris Moore wrote:
Andrew Small <andrew.small <at> aspectcapital.com> writes:
How do I get apt-get to ignore updating this package when it is invoked on the
command line?
I use these 3 shell functions; add them to your ~/.bashrc to use them:
hold() {
for i in $*; do
echo "$i hold"
done | sudo dpkg --set-selections
}
unhold() {
for i in $*; do
echo "$i install"
done | sudo dpkg --set-selections
}
lshold() {
dpkg -l | grep '^h'
}
Then I can just type "hold gaim" to ensure that apt-get doesn't update the gaim
package, "unhold gaim" to allow it to be updated again, and "lshold" to list
currently held packages.
This way I don't have to use aptitude, or mess about with 'pinning' files.
I like those. Thanks a lot.
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Marc Shapiro
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What?! Look, somebody's got to have some damn perspective around here.
Boom. Sooner or later ... boom!
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