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Title: [Solved] How do I lock a package to an older version
Post by: Oulik on May 31, 2022, 11:06:23 PM
How do I lock a package to an older version. Just locking it in Synaptic doesn't do the trick, I noticed, because Aptus seems to override Synaptic.

I am running SparkyLinux 7 (Orion Belt)
Title: Re: How do I lock a package to an older version
Post by: AxL on May 31, 2022, 11:25:10 PM
Quote from: Oulik on May 31, 2022, 11:06:23 PMHow do I lock a package to an older version.

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sudo apt-mark hold [package name]

See also: man apt-mark







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Title: Re: How do I lock a package to an older version
Post by: Oulik on June 01, 2022, 08:24:47 PM
Thank you that does the trick, I tried via Synaptic and that didn't work
Title: Re: How do I lock a package to an older version
Post by: AxL on June 01, 2022, 09:53:26 PM
Quote from: Oulik on June 01, 2022, 08:24:47 PMThank you that does the trick, I tried via Synaptic and that didn't work

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