Re: How do I blacklist a package?
Stefan Monnier wrote:
> APT keeps wanting to install `sse2-support` on my dear Thinkpad X30, but
> that machine's CPU does not support SSE2, so the package's installation
> always fails.
>
> How can I tell APT that it shouldn't *try* to install `sse2-support`?
>
> I tried to put a "hold" on the package with
>
> echo "sse2-support" | dpkg --set-selections
>
> but it apparently only works to pin an *installed* package to it current
> version, whereas I'd need it to "hold" the "uninstalled" status.
>
> Any hint?
>
In /etc/apt/preferences.d/, create no-sse2-support:
# never install this package, ever
Package: sse2-support
Pin: release *
Pin-Priority: -1
-dsr-
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