Locking a package

[Falc7]

I am trying to lock a package, I went to Muon package manager and locked it. However when i use muon or update manager to update kubuntu, it still brings up the 'locked' package, and lets/recommends I update it. I found a command online to lock the package, but that also doesn't work:

jamie@jamie-Inspiron-7520:~$ sudo -s echo xserver-xorg-video-intel hold | dpkg --set-selections
dpkg: error: operation requires read/write access to dpkg status area
[sudo] password for jamie:
jamie@jamie-Inspiron-7520:~$ sudo -s echo xserver-xorg-video-intel hold | dpkg --set-selections
dpkg: error: operation requires read/write access to dpkg status area

[SteveRiley]

The command format is incorrect. Here's the proper way using echo:

echo "xserver-xorg-video-intel hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections

The version of the command you typed would elevate to run echo, but not elevate to run dpkg. It's really dpkg that needs to run elevated.

But there's a better way, that requires less typing:

sudo apt-mark hold xserver-xorg-video-intel

- - -

What problem are you encountering that makes you think holding the Intel driver is the right solution?

[Falc7]

I was having a problem with hybrid ati and intel graphics cards, which was fixed following these instructions:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/20511.../288355#288355
That page contains a link to an intel video driver i installed

The people in this thread says I shouldn't update to the newest one:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...6#post12641846

[SteveRiley]

Ah. I have zero experience with anything AMD-related, so I suggest you follow the advice you've found.

[Falc7]

Ok will do, thanks