Debian: How to use "apt-get install" without upgrading dependencies?
Solution 1
On Debian 8 I've found the option --no-upgrade can help achieving the desired result. For example:
apt-get install --no-upgrade php7.0-xmlrpc
Solution 2
You can try the --nodeps
flag with apt-get
or you can try the debian package utility, dpkg
, with the option --ignore-depends
.
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victorgp
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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victorgp over 1 year
I already have a package B and want to install a new package A. The installation wants to modify B, but I don't want that to happen.
I need to install the package A.
It has the a dependency on package B and requires to be (>2.0).
I have already installed B in my system with the version 2.1, so my current setup already fulfills the dependency.
But there is a new version (2.2) of the B package in the Debian repository and I don't want it since it conflicts with other stuff.
So, when I install the A package apt also tries to upgrade B.
How can I disable the upgrading of the dependencies or indicate an explicit dependency version without having to edit the packages?
I have read How do I get apt-get to ignore some dependencies?, but it doesn't help me. In the question there, the dependency (B) should not be handled by the repository manager at all. In my case, the repository manager already takes care of the dependency and should continue to do so, just not in this particular action.
Reopen Reviewers: Please see the comment of victorgp which should have been the answer in the first place.
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Angelo Fuchs almost 7 yearsThere is no --nodeps flag on apt-get.
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zhaofeng-shu33 over 4 yearsThis flag will not update php7.0-xmlrpc only. It has no effect on dependency packages.