Package: aptitude Version: 0.6.11-1 Severity: wishlist No big deal, but in search, the hold covers up the fact that a package also has a ForbidVer. Maybe use big H in that case.
Or always clear the ForbidVer upon establishing holds. # grep-status -PX initramfs-tools /var/lib/aptitude/pkgstates Package: initramfs-tools Architecture: i386 Unseen: no State: 2 Dselect-State: 1 Remove-Reason: 0 ForbidVer: 0.118 # aptitude search initramfs-tools ih initramfs-tools - generic modular initramfs generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org