ups, it seems like synaptic does not read /etc/apt/preferences but /var/lib/synaptic/preferences
it seems that if pinned in second file mentioned then synaptic works ok -- synaptic 0.58.7 and apt 0.6.45 don't follow pinned packages https://launchpad.net/bugs/67398 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
