To hold back a package echo "<package-name> hold" | dpkg --set-selections
echo "<package-name> hold" | dpkg --set-selections
To release the hold on a package: echo "<package-name> install" | dpkg --set-selections
echo "<package-name> install" | dpkg --set-selections
To see the status of all packages: dpkg --get-selections
dpkg --get-selections
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