command in debian to find out if any packages are on hold

command in debian to find out if any packages are on hold

[Nick Gawronski]

Hi, I was wondering what command I could use to find out in etch what 
packages are on hold so I could remove them and reinstall them again? 

Re: command in debian to find out if any packages are on hold

[Gregory Nowak]

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There may be a better way, but the best way I know of is with

aptitude search '~i' |grep 'ih '

. 

Greg


On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 09:15:05PM -0600, Nick Gawronski wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering what command I could use to find out in etch what 
> packages are on hold so I could remove them and reinstall them again? 
> 
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