Re: Keep current version with aptitude

[Sjoerd Hiemstra <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl>]

Op Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:39 +0100, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2009-03-12 19:44 +0100, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:
> 
> > To keep a package at its current version during an
> > 'aptitude safe-upgrade', I issue the command:
> >
> >     aptitude hold <packagename>
> >
> > But this only lasts for one upgrade.
> > During the next 'safe-upgrade' I am proposed to upgrade that package
> > again.
> 
> Probably you ran into bug #466228¹.
> 
> > Is there a way to make it permanent?
> 
> A workaround is to not run safe-upgrade if there are no new updates
> ("aptitude update" will tell you).  Another possibility is to try the
> experimental aptitude version.

I upgraded aptitude v. 0.4.11.11 from sid to 0.5.1 from experimental,
and it's working fine again.  Thanks!

S.