Re: How do I blacklist a package?

[Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>]

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-