I used synaptic to lock the version of pidgin-data – how can I change the status from hold back to normal, so that it gets upgraded properly?
The PinningHowto says that doing an apt-get install packagename should remove the hold, but running dpkg -l | grep ^h still shows it as held:
hi pidgin-data 1:2.10.6-0ubuntu1+pidgin1.12.04 multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files
How can I properly undo the hold status?
Best Answer
You can use
sudo apt-mark unhold package_name. The package is unheld and it returns a confirmation:Canceled hold on package_name..To unhold all held packages you can use
sudo apt-mark unhold $(apt-mark showhold).