[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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