dpkg-hold8
Mark packages as held to prevent installation
Usage
dpkg-hold [package ...]
Warning
This command is deprecated, and will be removed during in Debian forky, use "dpkg --set-selections" or "apt-mark" instead.
Overview
dpkg-hold marks package(s) to be held.
It achieves this by running "dpkg --set-selections" and piping in the package name(s) followed by hold.
NOTE: This program does not install, remove, purge any package. It ONLY sets the status of the package. Any actual removal or purging is done the next time dselect, apt-get, aptitude, etc are run.
Releases
8 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 2 times.