On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 15:39, Mike Hicks wrote: > Lastly, I thought I'd mention that you can "pin" specific packages to a > particular version or branch of a distribution in the > /etc/apt/preferences file. I do this to keep my X server at the same > version, since I'm dependent upon Matrox for supplying me with a few > binaries when I want my dual-head display to work, and doing automatic > updates can cause version conflicts. > > Package: xserver-xfree86 > Pin: release v=4.2.1-3 > Pin-Priority: 1001 > > You can look at the apt_preferences manual page for more information.. Is there any reason to do this instead of simply setting the package status to "hold"? Can it pin a specific version (4.2.1), but allow release upgrades (-3, -4, etc.)? -- Ryan Hayle <hackel at walkingfish.com> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list