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If you want to update all the packages other than one package in your Ubuntu system follow this procedure

There are three ways of holding back packages, with dpkg, aptitude or with dselect.

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There are thousands of programs available to install on Ubuntu. These programs are stored in software archives (repositories) and are available for installation over the Internet. This makes it very easy to install new programs. It is also very secure, because each program you install is thoroughly tested and built specifically for Ubuntu.

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