[arch-general] Modify installed package version

Gaetan Bisson bisson at archlinux.org
Tue Oct 23 02:16:30 EDT 2012


[2012-10-23 10:35:56 +0530] gt:
> Alternatively can I rename the package directory inside
> /var/lib/pacman/local/ and %VERSION% string inside the desc file to
> achieve the same?

Sure you can.

But what exactly are you trying to achieve? Avoid upgrading a specific
package? The IgnorePkg option of pacman.conf can make that happen in a
much more robust way.

-- 
Gaetan


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