Re: how to exclude the packges in dist-upgrade

["Gustavo Franco" <stratus@debian.org>]

On 6/27/07, Bhasker C V <bhasker@unixindia.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>  I tried on the apt-get manual. But could not get to my requirement.
>  I have some of the packages in my deb box which i do not want to
> upgrade/remove/uninstall during an apt-get dist-uprade.
>  How do i specify the exclude list ?

You need to put such packages in 'hold' state, using aptitude or
through the CLI running for example:

echo "package hold" | dpkg --set-selections

To check a package state, run:
dpkg --get-selections package

package is of course the package name. ;)

regards,
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