This bug is fixed in git's debian/experimental branch with a new policy
algorithm that assigns pins to versions. It will most likely not hit
Ubuntu 15.10, but I'm hopeful it will be included in 16.04.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565364
Title:
pinning a specific package does not work
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
Fix Committed
Status in apt package in Debian:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Binary package hint: apt
"Package: *" in /etc/apt/preferences works for pinning as expected.
"Package: nano" should work, but currently does not. This is already
known in Debian (c.f. http://bugs.debian.org/317186). Setting this
ticket to confirmed.
Specifying only part of the package name is currently unsupported.
There is an RFE ticket in Debian to include support for this:
http://bugs.debian.org/121132 which is tracked in LP bug 399474
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