NAME

       dpkg-hold - mark packages as `hold' to prevent installation

SYNOPSIS

       dpkg-hold [PACKAGE...]

DESCRIPTION

       dpkg-hold marks package(s) to be held.

       It achieves this by running `dpkg --set-selections' and piping in the package name(s) followed by `hold'.

       NOTE:  This  program does not install, remove, purge any package. It ONLY sets the status of the package.
       Any actual removal or purging is done the next time dselect, apt-get, aptitude, etc are run.

SEE ALSO

       dpkg(1), dpkg-unhold(1), dpkg-remove(1), dpkg-purge(1)

AUTHOR

       dpkg-hold was written Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au>. dpkg-hold is Free Software  placed  in  the  public
       domain.