disable updates for a particular app [solved] [Solved]

[neverdimed]

i find that librewolf is frequently updating, and after installation of updates it demands an immediate restart which is very annoying

how can i suspend updates for this app? I checked the package manager and synaptic but couldn't see how to do it there

thanks

[Eadwine Rose]

In Synaptic, select the package, then in the menu: package - lock version.

[neverdimed]

excellent, thanks!

[Huckleberry Finn]

... But ... the MX Updater (using apt in the background) (and apt, apt-get, aptitude in terminal) won't care that. Therefore it's best to use the command: apt-mark hold.

i.e.

sudo apt-mark hold firefox

sudo apt-mark hold clementine geany featherpad

sudo apt-mark unhold clementine featherpad

[fehlix]

... But ... the MX Updater (using apt in the background) (and apt, apt-get, aptitude in terminal) won't care that.

IMHO, mx-updater will honor synaptic pinned packages.

[Duliwi]

That would be great. Is this behaviour new?

[fehlix]

That would be great. Is this behaviour new?

It's enabled by some time now, IIRC, at least since MX21.

[Huckleberry Finn]

It's good then. Though this is for MX17 (max) it needs to be updated:

Note that pinning via Synaptic does not prevent the package from being upgraded when using the command line.

[Eadwine Rose]

Hm.. it should obey what I select in Synaptic. I am not "worthy" of the command line, and this way is what I learned how to do this loads of years ago. So.. I do hope it indeed does obey. :)

[Huckleberry Finn]

Normally it needed to be done with a workaround by the user (there was such a post by Fehlix). It seems they made such a change ootb (which's a good idea). Otherwise, even aptitude won't care what was hold with apt-mark hold ..