[mythtv-users] APT-GET and Ignoring a package.

Kevin Kuphal kuphal at dls.net
Fri Jul 9 09:51:07 EDT 2004


Cory Megitt wrote:

> Hi All;
>
> I am following the instructions on wilsonet.com and get to this part 
> (which isn't far at all).
>
> # apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> When I do that, it wants to download and install EXIM.
>
> I have already setup Qmail on this system and apt-get will overwrite 
> my settings ... any idea how I would get APT to ignore this package?  
> I've looked on the internet and couldn't find anything about it.
>
In you /etc/apt.conf, look for a line like this:

    Hold { "lirc"; "lircd"; };

For me, this holds back the lirc and lircd packages because I complie 
from source to support my IR receiver.  You would include the EXIM 
package name.

Kevin



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