dpkg-unhold(8) dpkg suite dpkg-unhold(8)
NAME
dpkg-unhold - mark held packages for installation
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-unhold [package...]
WARNING
This command is deprecated, and will be removed during in Debian forky,
use "dpkg --set-selections" or "apt-mark" instead.
DESCRIPTION
dpkg-unhold marks package(s) to be installed.
It achieves this by running "dpkg --set-selections" and piping in the
package name(s) followed by install.
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.
BUGS
The name is little bit of a misnomer in that it marks the package for
installation. This effectively "unholds" the package if it is held, but
will cause dselect/apt/etc to install it if it wasn't already installed.
SEE ALSO
dpkg(1), apt-mark(8), dpkg-hold(1), dpkg-remove(1), dpkg-purge(1).
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