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How to forbid a specific package to be updated?

I don't want my kernel or grub updated until I do it manually. Is this possible in Ubuntu (10.04, I suppose)?

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As your question is tagged synaptic, I'll assume that this you package manager of choice. In order to hold a package back with synaptic, you simply need to "lock the version."

Find and select the package you wish to hold back. Then go to Package > Lock Version in the menu bar.

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When you are ready to upgrade that package, simply highlight the package and un-check "Lock Version." It can now be upgraded normally.

If you like to do this from the command line, you can use dpkg --set-selections

echo package_name hold | sudo dpkg --set-selections

To remove the hold, run:

echo package_name install | sudo dpkg --set-selections
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  • what if I dont have synaptic, I mean I want to learn if there are some-other way to do it?
    – pahnin
    Feb 19, 2011 at 13:32
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    The worst thing about this is that locking the package in synaptic has absolutely no influence on apt-get - even if you lock in synaptic, apt-get will still want to upgrade the packages (check with dpkg --get-selections packagename afterwards); so the package_name hold | sudo dpkg --set-selections is required for apt-get, independently of synaptic. Cheers!
    – sdaau
    Jun 7, 2012 at 11:17
  • The dpkg commands in this answer did not work me in Ubuntu 14; I got a message that package_name not found in database. I used apt-mark hold package_name which did the trick.
    – pmagunia
    Mar 15, 2015 at 13:43
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The best resource I know of for explaining the different ways to accomplish this kind of package hold is on the Ubuntu Pinning How-to page . I really recommend checking it out. It describes several ways to do this in addition to using the Synaptic lock as andrew has detailed.

There are solutions to closely related problems in several threads on askubuntu.

Is There a Way to Disable Kernel Updates?

Blacklisting Packages from Installing

How to Prevent Package Removal Upon Upgrade

How to Remove a Package from the List of Packages to be Installed

How Do I Pin a Particular MySQL Version to Avoid Unnecessary Upgrade

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  • It hurts me to say this, but the GUI approach is so much easier. =(
    – Erigami
    Feb 19, 2011 at 9:06
  • Relly? Seams to me the Pinning How-to page shows how to do it with one command.
    – Rafał Cieślak
    Feb 19, 2011 at 14:02

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