Holding packages in Ubuntu
Published on 2017-01-10 13:20
Categories: ubuntu
TL;DR;
A quick tip on how to hold packages at a given version in Ubuntu. Will work for other Debian based operating systems as well.
First, install the package at the given version. Here’s how to install Elasticsearch 2.4.1:
sudo apt-get install -y elasticsearch=2.4.1
Verify it’s installed with the correct version by running:
dpkg -l | grep elasticsearch
This should return a line that looks like this:
hi elasticsearch 2.4.1 all Elasticsearch is a ...
Now it’s time to tell dpkg to hold this version:
echo "elasticsearch hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections
Verify by running:
dpkg --get-selections | grep elasticsearch
That’s it! From now on, each sudo apt-get upgrade or equivalent won’t
upgrade the Elasticsearch package. Neat!