Blocking Package Upgrade on Debian/Ubuntu
To block packages from upgrading, you can use command apt-mark hold.
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apt-mark hold PKG_NAME |
Example
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apt-mark hold libtomcat8-java tomcat8 tomcat8-admin tomcat8-common |
To list packages that are on hold, run
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root@ip-172-26-8-193:~# apt-mark showhold libtomcat8-java tomcat8 tomcat8-admin tomcat8-common root@ip-172-26-8-193:~# |
If you want to remove block, you can use apt-mark unhold command.
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apt-mark unhold libtomcat8-java tomcat8 tomcat8-admin tomcat8-common |
See apt