Re: Prevent package from removal

[Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl>]

Op Thu, 06 Aug 2015 00:22:02 +0200 schreef Charlie  
<ariestao@ipstarmail.com.au>:

> On Wed, 5 Aug 2015 16:15:04 -0400 Cindy-Sue Causey sent:
>
> > My Plan B now is to go ahead and upgrade everything else then try
> > again to reinstall libreoffice and see what, if anything, happens.
> > Yeah, I know... *pipe dream*
>
> Did that about two, maybe three weeks ago. apt-get dist-upgrade removed
> 84 packages. Took a note of them. After the upgrade completed
> reinstalled all the packages.
>
> I was a bit perplexed as to why it would remove them in the first
> instance? But obviously there were some changes required.
>
> But that's 2 or 3 weeks back, may not work this time?
>
> Good luck,
> Charlie

Thanks, now I know I am not the only one :-)

but... Is there a way to make a package un-instable? Or at least give a  
"Yes, do what I say" warning?

floris