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dpkg_selections – Dpkg package selection selections

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
name - / required		Name of the package
selection - / required	Choices: install hold deinstall purge	The selection state to set the package to.

Note

This module won’t cause any packages to be installed/removed/purged, use the apt module for that.

# Prevent python from being upgraded.
- dpkg_selections:
    name: python
    selection: hold

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

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