Flag packages not to autoremove

[Alain De Vos]

I want to autoremove packages but flag some to never autoremove.
I think it's not possible but it would be a nice feature.

 

[SirDice]

I think it's not possible but it would be a nice feature.

pkg-set(8):

     -A 01, --automatic 01
                Set automatic flag for the package: 0 is not automatic, 1 is
                automatic.  This affects the operation of pkg-autoremove(8).

pkg-autoremove(8) only removes packages that have 'A' set to 1 and have nothing depending on them anymore. So setting A to 0 on a package will prevent pkg-autoremove(8) from removing it.

 

[Lamia]

Am I correct to use pkg-lock as an alternative way to prevent such autoremove?

 

[SirDice]

Am I correct to use pkg-lock as an alternative way to prevent such autoremove?

pkg-lock(8) would prevent it from being removed, yes. But it will also prevent it from being updated.

 

[grahamperrin]

… flag some …

Which ones?

 

[Alain De Vos]

I have not kept a record. And now i can't find out anymore.
php74-mysqli was one of them.