On Friday 06 October 2006 21:36, Pollywog wrote: > > dpkg --get-selections > package.list > > Then I open the resulting package.list file in a text editor and change > the "hold" status on the desired packages, save the file and close it. > > Next as root: > > dpkg --set-selections < package.list BTW I change the "hold" to "install" if I don't want the "hold" status.