Re: Security updates for hold package

[Frank <frank@dead-link.org>]

On 05/14/2014 11:35 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>
> APT does not differentiate between "major" or "security" or "whatever" 
> upgrade, just about version numbers.
>
> However, if you're on stable (or oldstable) there will be no major 
> upgrades (whether you want them or not) unless you point your sources to 
> the next release.
>
> If you want more specific information please provide the output of
>
>     apt-cache policy <package>
>

Ok, let me reformulate the question. How can I achieve the following,
Upgrade my system from Squeeze to Wheezy, keep the installed php
packages as they are but don't prevent the system from installing
security updates as long they are available for squeeze?

Cheers
Frank