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.