---
name: "dpkg-unhold"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dlocate"
version: "0.96.1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpkg-unhold"
---

# dpkg-unhold(1)

program to flag for installation a package or packages

## NAME

dpkg-unhold - program to flag for installation a package or packages

## SYNOPSIS

**dpkg-unhold** \[*PACKAGE*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dpkg-unhold** marks package(s) to be held.

it achieves this by running \`dpkg --set-selections' and piping in the package name(s) followed by \`install'.

NOTE: this program does not install, remove, purge any package. it ONLY sets the status of the package. any actual removal or purging is done the next time dselect, apt-get, aptitude, etc are run.

## BUGS

The name is little bit of a misnomer in that it marks the package for installation. this effectively "unholds" the package if it is held, but will cause dselect/apt/etc to install it if it wasn't already installed.

## SEE ALSO

[**dpkg**(1)](/dpkg/1.md), [**dpkg-hold**(1)](/dpkg-hold/1.md), [**dpkg-remove**(1)](/dpkg-remove/1.md), [**dpkg-purge**(1)](/dpkg-purge/1.md)

## AUTHOR

dpkg-unhold was written Craig Sanders \<cas@taz.net.au\>. dpkg-unhold is Free Software placed in the public domain.