dpkg-hold (8)
NAME
dpkg-hold - mark packages as `hold' to prevent installationSYNOPSIS
dpkg-hold [PACKAGE...]DESCRIPTION
dpkg-hold
marks package(s) to be held.
It achieves this by running `dpkg --set-selections' and piping in the
package name(s) followed by `hold'.
NOTE: This program does not install, remove, purge any package. It ONLY
sets the status of the package. Any actual removal or purging is done
the next time dselect, apt-get, aptitude, etc are run.