apt-mark (apt-mark hold) is not bulletproof

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  • January 27, 2022 at 4:10 am #76213
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      as asqwerth reminded us today…

      forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=68592
      Post by asqwerth » Wed Jan 26, 2022

      Just be aware that the apt-mark command will stop updates done via terminal commands.
      You should also continue to pin/lock the package in Synaptic in case you do your updates via Synaptic.
      From what I gather, Synaptic does not check apt-mark held packages, only its own pinned stuff.

      pinning (via /etc/apt/preferences.d/)
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sudo apt-mark hold
vs
sudo aptitude hold <package-name>
vs
Lock Version (synaptic)
vs
echo "<package-name> hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections

      ^—v
      related reading
      itectec.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-more-reliable-apt-mark-or-apt-pin-etc-apt-preferences-d-pin-for-version-locking/
      and
      askubuntu.com/questions/18654/how-to-prevent-updating-of-a-specific-package

      January 27, 2022 at 3:03 pm #76227
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        I’m not sure the synaptic information is accurate. I can apt-mark hold a package and synaptic will not mark it for upgrade, and marks the package with a little exclamation point in the gui.

        apt/dpkg doesn’t check synaptic locks, but synaptic still uses libapt, so apt-mark holds work universally.

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