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).

1.17                                               2024-11-25                                     dpkg-unhold(8)