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Is it possible to disable the nginx self update? My server was offline last night, because the auto update was broken/incomplete/etc.

After the upgrade, the nginx directory contains files like nginx.conf.dpkg-new.

On Debian Squeeze (6.0.5) 64-Bit.

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Ideally you want to be running your updates in a development environment before running them on production.

Also, compiling your own software will give you greater control over which versions are installed, and when.

Finally, if you like, you can prevent certain packages from being upgraded.

http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-prevent-a-package-from-being-updated-in-debian.html

echo "package hold" | dpkg --set-selections

or

aptitude hold package_name

depending on which package manager you're using.

Drew Khoury
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