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Hold a package at its current version (apt-mark hold)

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Caution: This command changes the system. Understand what it does before you run it.

Adjust the values, the command updates live
root@server
apt-mark hold mariadb-server

Marks a package as held so apt upgrade and unattended-upgrades no longer update it. Useful when a new version has a known problem or an update should only be installed after testing. Held packages are shown as kept back during apt upgrade.

Note: On Plesk servers, do not hold Plesk packages (plesk-*, psa-*, sw-*) or services managed by Plesk without checking first, as this can block Plesk updates and repairs. Held packages also stop receiving security updates.

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Release a held package for updates again

#apt-mark unhold mariadb-server
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Show available package updates

#apt update && apt list --upgradable
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Show only pending security updates

$apt list --upgradable 2>/dev/null | grep -- -security
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Show the changelog of a package

$apt changelog openssl
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Check whether a reboot is required after updates

$if [ -f /var/run/reboot-required ]; then cat /var/run/reboot-required.pkgs; else echo "Kein Neustart vermerkt"; fi
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Delete downloaded package files from the apt cache

#du -sh /var/cache/apt/archives && apt clean
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