Exclude packages from `apt-get upgrade` [duplicate]

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How to prevent updating of a specific package?
Keep the Ubuntu package version I'm using now

Is it possible to upgrade all packages except a given package? Is there something like apt-get upgrade --exclude package_to_exclude?

Zoke · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-30 04:34:40Z

up vote 7 down vote accepted

In short: sudo apt-mark hold <package>

or

echo <package> hold | sudo dpkg --set-selections

edited Jan 30 '12 at 4:34

answered Jan 30 '12 at 4:11

Zoke
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	I get the following error: `Usage: apt-mark [options] {markauto\|unmarkauto} packages... apt-mark: error: first argument must be 'markauto', 'unmarkauto' or 'showauto'` – Olivier Lalonde Jan 30 '12 at 4:25
	Strange. It works for me. Just tried it using `sudo apt-mark hold unity-greeter` – Zoke Jan 30 '12 at 4:28

Sergey · Answer 2 · 2012-01-30 04:00:24Z

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Check out "Introduction to Holding Packages" in the Ubuntu's Pinning Howto

answered Jan 30 '12 at 4:00

Sergey
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marked as duplicate by bodhi.zazen, Uri Herrera, jokerdino♦, Jacob Johan Edwards, fossfreedom♦ Jan 30 '12 at 7:34