Synaptic version hold does not translate to holds in apt and apt-get and vice versa

[fhunter]

This is basically it. Tested on debian 12.

How to reproduce:

1. set package version hold, in aptitude or with apt-mark hold "packagename"
2. check in synaptic that package is not marked as 'held'
3. check with dpkg --get-selections, that package is set to hold

Second path:

1. set any package version as 'held' in synaptic.
2. check that dpkg --get-selections does not show this package state as hold
3. re check that package is still set as 'held' in synaptic.

Expected behavior: package state in apt and in synaptic follow each other.

See also: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=276655

[Lanchon]

i am immensely bothered by the fact that there is no centralized storage of package holds.