YUM-VERSIONLOCK(1) User Manuals YUM-VERSIONLOCK(1)NAMEyum-versionlock - Version lock rpm packages
SYNOPSISyum-versionlock [ package-name [ package-name]] ...
DESCRIPTIONyum-versionlock(1) is a Yum plugin that takes a set of name/versions
for packages and excludes all other versions of those packages (includ‐
ing optionally following obsoletes). This allows you to protect pack‐
ages from being updated by newer versions.
The plugin provides a command "versionlock" which allows you to view
and edit the list of locked packages easily.
yum versionlock add <package-wildcard>...
Add a versionlock for all of the packages in the rpmdb matching the
given wildcards. yum versionlock exclude <package-wildcard>...
Add a exclude (within versionlock) for the latest versions of the pack‐
ages in the available repos. matching the given wildcards. yum ver‐
sionlock list
List the current versionlock entries. yum versionlock delete <entry-
wildcard>...
Remove any matching versionlock entries. yum versionlock clear
Remove all versionlock entries.
FILES
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/versionlock.conf
The system wide configuration file. See yum-versionlock.conf(5)
for more information.
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/versionlock.list
The default place to put package version lock information (one
package and version per. line). The file takes entries in the
following format EPOCH:NAME-VERSION-RELEASE.ARCH See rpm(8) for
more information on custom query formats. If the package does
not have an EPOCH the number will default to 0.
BUGS
There are of course no bugs, but should you find any, you should first
consult the FAQ section on http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq and if
unsuccessful in finding a resolution contact the mailing list: yum-
devel@lists.baseurl.org. To file a bug use http://bugzilla.redhat.com
for Fedora/RHEL/Centos related bugs and http://yum.baseurl.org/report
for all other bugs.
AVAILABILITYyum-versionlock is available via:
# yum install yum-versionlockAUTHORS
Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@laiskiainen.org>
James Antill <james@and.org>
Documetation modified by:
Gerhardus Geldenhuis <gerhardus.geldenhuis@gmail.com>
SEE ALSOyum(1)
28 December 2009 YUM-VERSIONLOCK(1)