Prevent a certain package from autoupdating

Question

I'd like to disable/remove autoupdate for the certain packages in a repository. In particular, I want this package to stop autoupdating:

I just don't want to install it. Is it possible to prevent it from appearing each time I boot my comp?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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You can disable it via terminal with apt-mark

sudo apt-mark hold onboard

to allow updating again use "unhold"

sudo apt-mark unhold onboard

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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Nov 21 '15 at 03:00

Clay Hill

how do I know the proper name of the package? – Incerteza Nov 21 '15 at 03:04
it is "onboard"
run:

sudo apt-mark hold onboard
– Clay Hill Nov 21 '15 at 03:10
in this case yes, it's on board, but if it was something like "my super Module package for Ubuntu 14"? – Incerteza Nov 23 '15 at 05:15
I usually just google the package and than it takes be to the package page on ubuntu , ubuntu updates, or launchpad. A better way may be using the apt-cache my-super command. it will try to search for the name and return the package name. – Clay Hill Nov 23 '15 at 06:28

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