Tim Woodall wrote: > Hi > > $ APT_CONFIG=../apt/apt.conf.buster.amd64 apt-cache policy dpkg > dpkg: > Installed: 1.20.10 > Candidate: 1.20.10 > Version table: > *** 1.20.10 100 > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 1.19.8 500 > 500 http://aptmirror17.home.woodall.me.uk/local buster/essential > amd64 Packages > > Is there any way to make this not see the installed version other than > by using -o RootDir?
/etc/apt/preferences.d/pin-dpkg: --- Package: dpkg Pin: version 1.19.8 Pin-Priority: 1001 --- This will eventually bite you when you inevitably forget about it. -dsr-
