> > > is there any way to put package on hold using command line tools? > > > > echo packagename hold | dpkg --set-selections > > thank you, > > isn't this a bug in man dpkg though? all it says about > --set-selections is: > > dpkg --set-selections > Set package selections using file read from stdin. > > that's not enough to actually use it like you suggested above..
Regard --set-selections as the inverse of --get-selection --- quite intuitive. Nevertheless you can file a bug against dpkg. (See 'apt-cache show bug'.) Stony
