Exclude packages from `apt-get upgrade`

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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?

Actually you can do this with several methods, see the link I gave you above. — Panther, Jan 30 '12 at 04:09

score 200 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 26 '16 at 20:36

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To hold a package:

In short: sudo apt-mark hold <package>

or

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

To unhold a package:

In short: sudo apt-mark unhold <package>

or

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

edited Oct 26 '16 at 20:36

Fadi

answered Jan 30 '12 at 04:11

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 04:25
Strange. It works for me. Just tried it using `sudo apt-mark hold unity-greeter` – Zoke Jan 30 '12 at 04:28
I think this error has to do with the Ubuntu version. Versions prior to 12.04 don't support apt-mark hold – user733211 Jun 07 '13 at 10:48
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Once the package should be updated again, use the unhold parameter. – Markus Junginger Nov 05 '14 at 05:57
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Also, `sudo apt-mark showhold` will show that it is now on hold. (Note: that isn't `showhole`, that's a Netflix error state.) – flickerfly Oct 31 '16 at 17:30
2 things work noticing: 1. You can specify many packages: apt-mark package1 package2 ... 2. Holded packages also works with apt-get upgrade if someone's still using it ;) – Konrad Gałęzowski Feb 03 '17 at 07:21

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 30 '12 at 04:00

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

answered Jan 30 '12 at 04:00

Sergey

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