[SOLVED] Stopping application from being upgraded

jobart08 · 05-25-2015, 02:44 AM

Good day. I know the commands

Code:

sudo apt-mark hold package_name

is used to prevent applications from being upgraded. But what do you use for applications that were manually installed and not from the repository?

Thanks!

translator1111 · 05-25-2015, 03:31 AM

Dear Jobart08,
are manually installed apllication automatically being upgraded also?
give us an example, please
Faithfully,
M.

Head_on_a_Stick · 05-25-2015, 05:36 AM

APT will not upgrade packages that were installed manually.

jobart08 · 05-27-2015, 03:10 AM

we're doing an OS upgrade btw. will the manually installed apps be updated too? thanks

TobiSGD · 05-27-2015, 04:11 AM

The package manager will only upgrade those packages that it is aware of (so no source compiled and manually installed software) and that has a newer package version available in the repositories.
You may possibly have to recompile your manually installed software if the libraries it depends on (if any) are updated, though.

Habitual · 05-27-2015, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jobart08

will the manually installed apps be updated too? thanks

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware