[vox-tech] clear all holds (debian/ubuntu)

[Gandalf Parker]

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Henry House wrote:

>> Is there a way in Aptitude or dselect to clear all holds on updates?
>>
>> A previous manager put a lock on just about everything prefering to do it
>> himself, and I want to go back to using aptitude recommends.
>
> I think something like
>
>   aptitude -o 'APT::Ignore-Hold = true' upgrade
>
> will do the trick. (Warning: untested.)
>
> There is also an --ignore-holds flag in apt-get (but you specified that
> you want to use aptitude).

Apt would be fine also if there is a way to turn off all of the holds. Or 
maybe there is a text file someplace that stores it and I can do a SED 
command on. I want to go back to the original settings and let the catalog 
decide what should or shouldnt be upgraded.

Gandalf  Parker