as for doing this graphically I think it is easier to copy-n-paste into a terminal:
sudo apt-mark hold package1 package2 package3

On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
Look at what I just discovered: The apt-mark hold <package> command is used to prevent a specific package from being upgraded on Debian-based systems.
I hated waiting for firefox to update! (I don't use ff) Could we start a list of other big packages that don't need to be updated?
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