Re: holding a package against upgrades SOLVED

2014-05-14 Thread United States Ret.
The Wanderer replied: >A package version pin is probably the way to go on this. > >Here's what I have in /etc/apt/preferences: > > >Package: iceweasel >Pin: version 24.* >Pin-Priority: 1001 > > >I used something similar with 17.* until I was ready to upgrade (having >tested first i

holding a package against upgrades

2014-05-14 Thread United States Ret.
I have been using sid and do not want iceweasel 29. I have decided to revert to iceweasel 24.5 and have now put that on hold (=) in dselect and worry that will override my decision and upgrade anyway. Is there a better way to make sure apt never upgrades from iceweasel 24.5 like pin or priority o