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Re: Blocking a base package from installing

From: Eric Blake <eblake at redhat dot com>
To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 13:30:27 -0500
Subject: Re: Blocking a base package from installing
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On 10/06/2016 01:22 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> It should
> be possible to "LOCK" a package (base or not), to prevent it from
> being removed/updated/installed or changed by setup, no? 

Technically possible if someone were to write patches for it to do so.
Are you volunteering?

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References:
- Blocking a base package from installing
  - From: Chris Sutcliffe
- Re: Blocking a base package from installing
  - From: Achim Gratz
- Re: Blocking a base package from installing
  - From: Linda Walsh

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