Re: [users] Re: how to prevent apt-get upgrading a package?
I couldn't write a good explanation, but I do know that apt-get
dist-upgrade took my version of potato from 2.2r0 to 2.2r3 in one move,
and changed out a lot of apps that apt-get upgrade had not touched.
"Martin F. Krafft" wrote:
>
> also sprach Joost Kooij (on Sun, 01 Jul 2001 03:23:37PM +0200):
> > It's called dselect. But it is a secret. If you tell anyone about it,
> > the cabal will have to send a mob onto you. ;-)
>
> but as far as i know, you only want to place a "hold" onto that
> package, then use apt-get for the dist-upgrade. i think; noone has
> explained to me the difference between apt-get upgrade and apt-get
> dist-upgrade yet :(
>
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