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AI-generatedAPT pinning priority and dpkg hold interaction across Debian releases
Goal Determine whether an APT pin priority defined in /etc/apt/preferences.d can override a dpkg hold flag when the same package version is available from multiple repositories during a distribution upgrade. Constraints and uncertainty APT evaluates repository pin priorities before selecting a candidate version, while dpkg independently enforces hold status
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