dpkg-hold(8) dpkg suite dpkg-hold(8)
NAME
dpkg-hold - mark packages as held to prevent installation
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-hold [package...]
WARNING
This command is deprecated, and will be removed during in Debian forky,
use "dpkg --set-selections" or "apt-mark" instead.
DESCRIPTION
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.
SEE ALSO
dpkg(1), apt-mark(8), dpkg-unhold(1), dpkg-remove(1), dpkg-purge(1).
1.17 2024-11-25 dpkg-hold(8)
Generated by dwww version 1.16 on Tue Dec 16 07:33:14 CET 2025.