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I'm trying to set it so apt never upgrades firefox because I did a manual upgrade of firefox to 1.5.0.6. I made my etc/apt/preferences file and added: Code: Package: firefox ...
  1. 09-06-2006 #1
    squirrelplayingtag
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    Not upgrading firefox

    I'm trying to set it so apt never upgrades firefox because I did a manual upgrade of firefox to 1.5.0.6. I made my etc/apt/preferences file and added:
    Code:
    Package: firefox
Pin: version 1.5*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: mozilla-firefox
Pin: version 1.5*
Pin-Priority: 1001
    but when I do "apt-get upgrade" firefox still comes up in the list of files to upgraded. I've done this before on ubuntu so I'm not quiet sure what I'm doing wrong with debian.
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    Why not just remove the package "firefox" from Debian ?

    You can install Firefox from their site like that :
    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/333701-post5.html

    Plus, I think there is something wrong with the way you want to hold back Debian's firefox :
    http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/qu...en.html#s-hold
    "To express yourself in freedom, you must die to everything of yesterday. From the 'old', you derive security; from the 'new', you gain the flow."

    -Bruce Lee
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