DPKG-HOLD(8)                                 dlocate                                 DPKG-HOLD(8)



NAME
       dpkg-hold - mark packages as `hold' to prevent installation


SYNOPSIS
       dpkg-hold [PACKAGE...]


DESCRIPTION
       dpkg-hold marks package(s) to be held.

       It achieves this by running `dpkg --set-selections' and piping in the package name(s) fol‐
       lowed 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, apti‐
       tude, etc are run.


SEE ALSO
       dpkg(1), dpkg-unhold(1), dpkg-remove(1), dpkg-purge(1)


AUTHOR
       dpkg-hold was written Craig Sanders <cas AT taz.au>. dpkg-hold is Free Software placed in
       the public domain.



Debian Project                              2009-06-02                               DPKG-HOLD(8)