*- On 20 Nov, Bart Szyszka wrote about "Freezing a package on Debian installation" > Hello, > > I'm having trouble finding a command that would allow me to > specify to not allow Debian to upgrade a specific package or > to install it if it doesn't exist. I thought it might be at apt-get > -h or dpkg -h, but I didn't find anything there. Debian gets messed > up on my end before I get a chance to install the packages for > the man command (why isn't it included in the base installation > of Debian?!?) so I don't have that yet. >
The only interactive way to hold back a package is in dselect with the '=' key. You can also edit /var/lib/dpkg/status and change the Status: line of the package you want to hold back from: Status: install ok installed to Status: hold ok installed The man-db package is not installed because it is too big to include on the base system. This topic has been discussed before on many of the debian-* lists, check the archives. Brian Servis -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mechanical Engineering | Never criticize anybody until you Purdue University | have walked a mile in their shoes, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | because by that time you will be a http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis | mile away and have their shoes.
