DPKG-HOLD(8) dlocate DPKG-HOLD(8)
NAME
dpkg-hold - program to flag for hold a package or packages
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-hold [PACKAGE...]
DESCRIPTION
dpkg-hold marks package(s) to be held.
It achieves this by running `dpkg --set-selections' and piping in the package name(s) followed by `hold'.
NOTE: this program does not install, remove, purge any package. it ONLY sets the status of the package. Any actual removal or purging is
done the next time dselect, apt-get, aptitude, etc are run.
SEE ALSO
dpkg(1), dpkg-unhold(1), dpkg-remove(1), dpkg-purge(1)
AUTHOR
dpkg-hold was written Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au>. dpkg-hold is Free Software placed in the public domain.
Debian Project 2009-06-02 DPKG-HOLD(8)
