[SOLVED] How do I say no to updates?

[Sealbhach]

The updates today in Update Manager are for Gnome Card Games. I don't want them. How do I take them off the list?


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[Grishka]

you can block a package version from updating by running synaptic, navigating to that package, and choosing package/lock version from the menu.

[ibuclaw]

Personally, I use pinnings on the repositories and only allow Security Updates to Install on my box.

How I set it up:


sudo touch /var/lib/synaptic/preferences
sudo ln -s /var/lib/synaptic/preferences /etc/apt/preferences

Then to open the preferences file

gksu gedit /etc/apt/preferences
And to set it up to put Security on full priority and the Main repository as the second in line, put in the following into the file.


Package: *
Pin: release a=hardy-security
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: *
Pin: release a=hardy
Pin-Priority: 900


And save.
NOTE: the Pin-Priority: 1001 line will force downgrade packages if there are higher versions than the one in the security repository installed.
To prevent this behaviour, set the Pin-Priority to 1000.

Regards
Iain

[Sealbhach]

That's fantastic, thanks guys.


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