I have got a similar issue with pinning with amd64 intrepid kde3 repos. http://ppa.launchpad.net/kb9vqf/
This is the sources.list.d file: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kb9vqf/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/kb9vqf/ubuntu intrepid main Both the main Release file and the component Release file both list correctly LP-PPA-kb9vqf as its origin: http://ppa.launchpad.net/kb9vqf/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/Release http://ppa.launchpad.net/kb9vqf/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/main/binary-amd64/Release But if I make a pin like that: Package: * Pin: release o=LP-PPA-kb9vqf Pin-Priority: -20 My system version: (ubuntu 64bit intrepid) remedios /etc/apt/sources.list.d # dpkg -l dpkg apt Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii apt 0.7.14ubuntu6 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii dpkg 1.14.20ubuntu6 Debian package management system -- Allow pinning based on individual PPA repository https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/270817 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs