How to pin a package in Synaptic.

[Texstar]

If you have an installed app and for whatever reason you don't want Synaptic to ever upgrade it with a new version. Here is how you do it.

Create a text file called preferences and add the following as an example:

Package: e2fsprogs
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: libext2fs2
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Save the file and copy it into the /etc/apt folder. Now Synaptic will forever ignore it when doing updates.

[Old-Polack]

Old-Polack - great idea to pin it!

Andy

I few people are having problems with new packages, where the old ones worked. If they get the older package and it cures their problem with their hardware, they might as well be able to find this easily, rather than dig for it.

[margarita]

I few people are having problems with new packages, where the old ones worked.

If we determine that a package causes problems, it is too late. We have always only the latest packages in the repositories.

If they get the older package and ...

Then we need in the repositories, the last and the penultimate version.


saludos

[Old-Polack]

I few people are having problems with new packages, where the old ones worked.

If we determine that a package causes problems, it is too late. We have always only the latest packages in the repositories.

If they get the older package and ...

Then we need in the repositories, the last and the penultimate version.


saludos

The good thing about bad servers is that they don't upgrade in sync with the others, thereby giving a user a chance to find the old package that worked, install it, then pin it.

[frazelle09]

Anyway of pinning Tex?

Have a great evening! 

[melodie]

Hi,

This is nice. Is it possible to forbid a config file to be updated, too ?

[stealth]

I few people are having problems with new packages, where the old ones worked.

If we determine that a package causes problems, it is too late. We have always only the latest packages in the repositories.

If they get the older package and ...

Then we need in the repositories, the last and the penultimate version.


saludos

Another way is if you have your own repo and you don't clean out the old rpms then you will have any version from the time you filled your repo up to the present version.

[TheQuest]

Hi Texstar

Please can you help with this.

How would I pin Thunderbird .2.0.0.23  [history name::-  mozilla-thunderbird (2.0.0.23-1pclos2009) to 2.0.0.23-4pclos2010] so that it does not update,

The reason is because after the update to Thunderbird 3, for some reason it keeps asking me to Please enter the master password for the Software Security Device, I have never used a Master Password in thunderbird.

After trying four reinstatement's  with my last remaster  [just as well I do one every four weeks  [dated 17 Nov 09]] and re-updating  since then 162MB x4 still keeps asking  for the mystery password.

I only use a Master Password in Firefox because many different forums I use, and use a different password  with and each forum.

Thanks you in advance for any time you can give to help me with this.

Take Care
TheQuest

[couponmole]

Was searching this.  Glad I found it

[marcin82]

Hello, I'm a new user of the forum.
There is one more way to hold packages upgrade. All to do this we must edit file:

Code:

/etc/apt/apt.conf

For example; if I don't want to upgrade Audacious and hold it's 1.3.2 version I add to the above file two lines:

Code:

RPM::Ignore {audacious}
RPM::Ignore {audacious-plugins}

Now, file /etc/apt/apt.conf looks like this:

Code:

APT::Get::Show-Upgraded "true";
APT::Get::Reinstall "true";
RPM::Ignore {audacious}
RPM::Ignore {audacious-plugins}

It works, that's all 

[genomega]

The reason is because after the update to Thunderbird 3, for some reason it keeps asking me to Please enter the master password for the Software Security Device, I have never used a Master Password in thunderbird.

http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/Master+password+requested+but+not+set

[Jag]

If you have an installed app and for whatever reason you don't want Synaptic to ever upgrade it with a new version. Here is how you do it.

Create a text file called preferences and add the following as an example:

Package: e2fsprogs
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: libext2fs2
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Save the file and copy it into the /etc/apt folder. Now Synaptic will forever ignore it when doing updates.

Total nOObs ,pl. note what I  learned in 2 hours......

1] Note the blank line [space] between details of two packages,if it is not there,then only last package will be ignored by synaptic.
2]Don't give extn '.txt'to the file i.e. create a text file without extension.
3] There is a space after ':' in every line and also after word 'version'.

My earlier 'mylivecd script' with which I made a remaster successfully was

Code:

mylivecd --nodir=^/home/<user1> --nodir=^/home/<user2> --nofile=^/var/cache/apt/archives/*.* pclos10kde20100807.iso

Now I am going to modify the script to exclude the file 'preferences' by adding

Code:

mylivecd --nodir=^/home/<user1> --nodir=^/home/<user2> --nofile=^/var/cache/apt/archives/*.* --nofile=^/etc/apt/preferences pclos10kde20100807.iso

 The persons installing with this remaster will be able to update the concerned packages.

Replace <user1> and <user2> in above scripts by the actual user names [ which means their home directories] you want to exclude.

I have ticked in syneptic to keep the downloaded packages at 'archives',hence the line '--nofile=^/var/cache/apt/archives/*.*' in the script.

[aguila]

Hi Tex,

What about dependencies?

E.g. if I wanted to upgrade Firefox but not Thunderbird, how to deal with the libs they depend upon?

Could I keep old KDE apps over a major upgrade without breaking something (the old or the new apps that depend on the same libs)?

[marcopl]

Hello, I'm a new user of the forum.
There is one more way to hold packages upgrade. All to do this we must edit file:

Code:

/etc/apt/apt.conf

For example; if I don't want to upgrade Audacious and hold it's 1.3.2 version I add to the above file two lines:

Code:

RPM::Ignore {audacious}
RPM::Ignore {audacious-plugins}

Now, file /etc/apt/apt.conf looks like this:

Code:

APT::Get::Show-Upgraded "true";
APT::Get::Reinstall "true";
RPM::Ignore {audacious}
RPM::Ignore {audacious-plugins}

good tip. thanx.

[anbraca]

 i find that "pclos" is the only linux that loads my printer/scanner waithout any problems ,??? would any future updates  effect the normal running of my printer, many thanks