Yes, this has been fixed in aptitude 0.7.6 about 1.5 years ago. See https://bugs.debian.org/576319 for details.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #576319 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=576319 ** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released ** Also affects: aptitude (Debian) via https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=576319 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1747191 Title: after selecting "Actions -> Cancel pending actions" aptitude cancels package holding which set by `apt-mark hold` To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptitude/+bug/1747191/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs