Block a Program or Package from Future Upgrades in Ubuntu 10.04/10.10 Maverick Meerkat

This brief tutorial will show you how to lock a program or package in Ubuntu so that it doesn’t get upgraded or changed by other programs or packages. For example, if you have a certain program configured and don’t want it changed or upgraded by other programs, then this tutorial will show you how to lock it.

 

Getting started:

 

To get started, go to System –> Administration –> Synaptic Package Manager.

 

 

Next, select the package you want to lock.

 

 

Then click Package –> ‘Lock Version’

 

 

The selected package will be locked and blocked from future upgrades. Other packages will also not be able to change the current setting and version of the package.

 

 

Enjoy! And please come back soon.