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#1 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 07:54 AM

Hello,

I run Debian Sarge, with some packages from backports.org.
One of the backport packages is inkscape 0.44, the latest stable
release. Version 0.44 has a serious bug, so I went back to 0.43.
The problem is that apt is very persistent in want to upgrade to
version 0.44. How do I avoid that? Setting Pin-Priority in
/etc/apt/preferences does not work.

Thanks

#2 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 07:54 AM

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:39:21 -0000, JD
<jd@something.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I run Debian Sarge, with some packages from backports.org.
> One of the backport packages is inkscape 0.44, the latest stable
> release. Version 0.44 has a serious bug, so I went back to 0.43.
> The problem is that apt is very persistent in want to upgrade to
> version 0.44. How do I avoid that? Setting Pin-Priority in
> /etc/apt/preferences does not work.
>
> Thanks

Use aptitude, select inkscape and press "=".

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#3 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 07:54 AM

On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 02:37:53 -0400, Bill Marcum wrote:

> Use aptitude, select inkscape and press "=".

JFTR: "=" ist the shortcut for setting a package on "hold"

The other possibility is the set 0.44 on "forbid this version";
shortcut: "F"

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#4 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 07:54 AM

Op Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:37:53 -0400, schreef Bill Marcum:

> Use aptitude, select inkscape and press "=".

Is this a aptitude only feature or will this also prevent synaptic from
upgrading inscape?

Chris Maaskant.

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#5 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 07:55 AM

On 2006-08-04, Bill Marcum <bmarcum@iglou.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:39:21 -0000, JD
> <jd@something.com> wrote:
>> I run Debian Sarge, with some packages from backports.org.
>> One of the backport packages is inkscape 0.44, the latest stable
>> release. Version 0.44 has a serious bug, so I went back to 0.43.
>> The problem is that apt is very persistent in want to upgrade to
>> version 0.44. How do I avoid that? Setting Pin-Priority in
>> /etc/apt/preferences does not work.
>
> Use aptitude, select inkscape and press "=".
>
Thank you for the reply. This works for aptitude, but not for
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
Is there a system for the apt-get cycle?

#6 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 07:55 AM

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:37:53 -0400, Bill Marcum wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:39:21 -0000, JD
> <jd@something.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I run Debian Sarge, with some packages from backports.org.
>> One of the backport packages is inkscape 0.44, the latest stable
>> release. Version 0.44 has a serious bug, so I went back to 0.43.
>> The problem is that apt is very persistent in want to upgrade to
>> version 0.44. How do I avoid that? Setting Pin-Priority in
>> /etc/apt/preferences does not work.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Use aptitude, select inkscape and press "=".

You can also set the package on hold using dpkg (see
http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html section 6.12)

Onno

#7 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 07:55 AM

On 2006-08-05, JD <jd@something.com> wrote:
> On 2006-08-04, Bill Marcum <bmarcum@iglou.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:39:21 -0000, JD
>> <jd@something.com> wrote:
>>> I run Debian Sarge, with some packages from backports.org.
>>> One of the backport packages is inkscape 0.44, the latest stable
>>> release. Version 0.44 has a serious bug, so I went back to 0.43.
>>> The problem is that apt is very persistent in want to upgrade to
>>> version 0.44. How do I avoid that? Setting Pin-Priority in
>>> /etc/apt/preferences does not work.
>>
>> Use aptitude, select inkscape and press "=".
>>
> Thank you for the reply. This works for aptitude, but not for
> apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
> Is there a system for the apt-get cycle?

Found it.

echo "inkscape hold"|dpkg --set-selections
and, to reverse,
echo "inkscape install"|dpkg --set-selecions

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