Re: Replacing default PPP deb with custom deb?
> 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
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