Bug#961272: apt: inconsistent pinning behaviour
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On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 12:19:54PM +0200, Sergio Gelato wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 1.8.2.1
>
> I'm trying to pin some packages (nvidia stuff) the upgrade of which is best
> followed by an immediate reboot, so that I can upgrade the rest without
> waiting for a reboot window. I came up with the attached preferences
> configuration (based on the list of packages apt-get would otherwise try to
> upgrade on this system), and while it's definitely having some effect it
> seems that "apt-get upgrade" still wants to upgrade some of the pinned
> packages. I see no reason (neither good nor bad-but-documented) for this,
> so I call it a bug.
You have pinned all versions of these packages to the same priority - 10,
including the installed version. I'm wondering more why the other
packages are kept back, I'd expect them to be upgraded too.
What does policy say for them?
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