Hi Jeffrey On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 02:11:09PM -0500, Jeffrey G Thomas wrote: > Ola, thanks for the suggestion: > > You can hold packages. The following is one way to do it. > > > > Run > > aptitude > > > > Go to the package you want to hold. > > Press '=' > > Unfortunately, even though the package works when I reinstall it, it is > missing the dependency > > tightvncserver (UNSATISFIED)
What? I mean it do not depend on that. It suggests it. > and so pressing = (to hold that package) tells me that there are no more > solutions available. I've tried this in the past also. That must be a bug in aptitude. Do the following instead: echo "thepackagenameyouwanttohold hold" | dpkg --set-selections See 'man dpkg' for more information about the set selections functionality. That should work. // Ola > Jeffrey -- --- Inguza Technology AB --- MSc in Information Technology ---- / o...@inguza.com Annebergsslingan 37 \ | o...@debian.org 654 65 KARLSTAD | | http://inguza.com/ Mobile: +46 (0)70-332 1551 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
