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dpkg_selections - Dpkg package selection selections

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

Change dpkg package selection state via –get-selections and –set-selections.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
name
 yes
    Name of the package
    selection
    		 yes
    • install
    • hold
    • deinstall
    • purge
    The selection state to set the package to.

    Examples

    # Prevent python from being upgraded.
- dpkg_selections: name=python selection=hold

    Notes

    Note

    This module won’t cause any packages to be installed/removed/purged, use the apt module for that.

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