DietPi-Software | Install software without system upgrade

[AlexanderShniperson]

Creating a feature request

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe:

• Yes, when i install software by dietpi-software this tool always upgrade system and break compatibility of LIRC

Describe the solution you'd like:

• abbility to skip system upgrade and just install needed software

Describe alternatives you've considered:

• ...

Additional context

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[AlexanderShniperson]

will be nice if you can share workaround solution to disable upgrade by editing some script file

[Joulinar]

Hi,

many thanks for your request. Doing apt update && apt upgrade is an essential part of dietpi-soiftware. It's implemented to ensure an up-to-date system before software installation. I don't thinks it's possible to remove on an easy way. I guess @MichaIng could explain the WHY 😄

As an alternative, you could requested software yourself/manuell following software provider installation instruction.

[MichaIng]

Hmm, in theory it would be possible to skip the APT upgrades. Generally we need to know the minimum package versions we can expect, but this is assure via dietpi-update doing APT upgrades.

Generally if a specific package version is required, try apt-mark hold <package> which should prevent apt upgrade from upgrading this particular one package.

Remove or comment this line otherwise, if the the hold mark above does not work for some reason: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/blob/dev/dietpi/dietpi-software#L14840

[AlexanderShniperson]

ok thank will try comment line, because i don't know what exact dependency broke LIRC

[Joulinar]

Keep in mind that this would need to be done every time you update DietPi core. Because it will override all DietPi scripts.