What does the following apt-get response mean?

[Tom H]

On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 10:40 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 12/04/2010 07:22 PM, Tom H wrote:
>> On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:38 PM, NoOp <...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Seems to me that using Synaptic to 'pin' a package should also result in
>>> the package being 'pinned' in apt-get as well. If I find time I'll
>>> rummage aound in launchpad to see if a bug has already been filed, if
>>> not I'll file one.
>>
>> Because Synaptic keeps a package's hold/install status in
>> "/var/lib/synaptic/preferences".
>
> Thanks. Still seems like at least a 'Wishlist' bug to me given that
> apt-get & Synaptic are so closely associated.

You're welcome. I was discussing this with a colleague earlier and he
said that he'd read that there was a plan to add an option in Synaptic
to choose to use the dpkg/apt preferences for holds.