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)