package name problem

[Robert Holtzman]

On Sun, 14 Dec 2008, Chris Mohler wrote:
>
> Check 'man apt_preferences'.  Untested, but you probably want
> something similar to:
>
> Package: mondo
> Pin: version 2.24*
> Pin-Priority: 1001
>
> I've not done a lot of pinning - you should read that man page carefully!
> There are some GUI ways to handle pinning also:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto

On that site there is a reference to holding packages. I wonder if that 
wouldn't be preferable. What do you think?

>
> Of course, fixing the release version is a better option ;)

True. I think I'll beat up the developers list before anything else.

Thanks for the reply

-- 
Bob Holtzman
The most dangerous ones aren't the ones who don't know.
They're the ones who don't know that they don't know.