How do I stop fglrx from updating?

[Colin Law]

On 12 February 2014 14:20, Stephen <stephen_o at bell.net> wrote:
> I had updates for my Ubuntu 12.04 system. I cleared the check marks for
> Suggested updates, and the box for the updated version of fglrx which breaks
> my system.
>
> It installed it anyway. I have to remove it and install an earlier version
> every time I update my computer.
>
> Is there some way I can flag it so it won't update the video driver
> fglrx?????

I presume you have this bug [1] along with a lot of others.  To hold fglrx run
I don't understand why it is automatically updating but to hold it at
the version you have installed then
sudo apt-mark hold fglrx


Then use unhold when/if a fix is released
Make sure to add yourself to the bug.

Colin

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1276379