Need help on adept package manager

gcaldwel · 05-29-2008, 10:15 PM

I'm running Kubuntu and I want to be able to specify that specific packages never install regardless of an update, upgrade or manual installation using the repositories.

I could do this under Fedora and Red hat in the yum repositories,

I'm looking for a way to do this under ubuntu.

Example.
I don't want package X installed for any reason.

I try to install package Y, but package Y has package X as a dependency. Since I have prohibited X from installing, Y should fail to install.

Thanks in advance
Gerald

amani · 05-30-2008, 09:12 AM

You must do it manually for adept (see what it is going to install each time).

See the apt-get tutorials for more control.

Best

A. Mani

XavierP · 05-30-2008, 09:25 AM

Look into using apt pin. You can tell the system to stick at a particular version of a file and to never up or downgrade it. You'll need to remember to change it if you ever do need to upgrade though.

gcaldwel · 05-31-2008, 07:14 AM

Thanks for the responses, I will check the guides ad manuals in more detail.

Perhaps there is some hidden feature, and perhaps this could be a recommended future enhancement for apt-get

Thanks
G-