[Bug 1694989] Re: apt-mark overwrites existing held package info

[Julian Andres Klode]

This was fixed in


dpkg (1.20.6) unstable; urgency=medium

  [...]
  * libdpkg: Do not forget not-installed packages that are set on hold.
    Reported by David Kalnischkies <donkult at debian.org>.

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Title:
  apt-mark overwrites existing held package info

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in apt package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  Running apt-mark hold commands overwrites / nullifies any existing
  held package data. Not sure if this is by design, but I assume it's
  meant to be cumulative.

  Ubuntu version: 16.04.2 LTS
  Package version: apt 1.2.19 amd64

  Expected behaviour:

  apt-mark hold 3dchess
  apt-mark hold 0ad
  apt-mark showhold

  3dchess
  0ad

  Actual behaviour:

  apt-mark hold 3dchess
  apt-mark hold 0ad
  apt-mark showhold

  0ad

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