Friday, September 9, 2011
9:10 AM

How to Prevent Package from Getting Upgraded - Ubuntu Linux

Synaptic is a graphical package management program for Debian based Linux distributions. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+. The Synaptic package manager enables the user to install, to upgrade or to remove software packages. To install a package a user must search for the package they want and mark it for installation. Changes are not applied instantly; the user must first mark all changes and then apply them.

There are times where you don not want a particular package from getting upgraded, follow the steps below to prevent any package in your Ubuntu system  from getting upgraded using Synaptic package manager with few clicks.

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