How can I make Knoppix NOT to install a package?

**eric2** · 01-28-2004, 04:44 PM

Hi,

If I have downloaded, compiled and installed an application myself, how can I tell Knoppix/Debian not to install the same application again when I do 'apt-get upgrade'?

**bamarob** · 01-28-2004, 08:48 PM

see section 3.10 of http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap...pt-get.en.html

You can "pin" the version you want to keep.

**eric2** · 01-30-2004, 12:41 AM

I have read the same how-to before. I believe it's the same how-to as the one that is on top of this forum. But somehow this pinning doesn't work here

This is the problem I have:
I've downloaded the source of xdaliclock v2.20-1. I compiled it and installed it. I've add a pin for xdaliclock version 2.20-1 with a priority 100. If I understand the how-to correctly, a pin priority of 100 means that the package is installed and will not be up or downgraded. But everytime apt-get tries to upgrade xdaliclock.

Am I doing something wrong here?