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Asked: 2014-03-12 02:50:09 +0800 CST

Is there a way to restrict the packages installable from a repository?

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I want to restrict the packages installable from a repo, eg restrict some packages to the main Ubuntu repos, even if they are available from launchpad or some other third party repos, something like pinning some packages to certain repository.

Normally the repository last added repo takes over all the packages which were available in other earlier repos.

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  1. Best Answer

    To set up AptPreferences for a set of packages add a new file in /etc/apt/preferences.d/.

    sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences.d/my-packages-pin

    Add add the following lines in that file:

    Package: package1 package2
Pin: release o=Ubuntu
Pin-Priority: 900

    I will prevent ppa versions to replace packages provided by the main Ubuntu archives

    To check if the package pin version run:

    sudo apt-cache policy package1

    Visit https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto

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