Re: Package namespace problem: what do I do?
On Sun 13 May 2001, Ivan E. Moore II wrote:
> On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 11:32:36AM -0500, Hilarion wrote:
> > I have an alien'd mozilla 0.8.1, but [unstable] wants to install the repackaged
> > M18. I'm *still* kind of a newbie when it comes to package management. Any
> > good suggestions? I've looked for options to freeze a package version, but
> > alas.
> >
> > I'd like to keep the alien'd package, rather than remove it, and rpm
> > it back. Given that there will eventually be a "greater" version than
> > "m18", what should I do, or speak to?
>
> hold it?
In other words:
echo 'mozilla hold' | dpkg --set-selections
BTW, this isn't alpha-specific at all, you would probably get faster
(and perhaps more eloquent?) answers from debian-user .
Paul Slootman
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