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[Julian Andres Klode <juliank@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This bug is fixed in git's debian/experimental branch with a new policy
algorithm that assigns pins to versions. It will most likely not hit
Ubuntu 15.10, but I'm hopeful it will be included in 16.04.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565364

Title:
  pinning a specific package does not work

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in apt package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  "Package: *" in /etc/apt/preferences works for pinning as expected.
  "Package: nano" should work, but currently does not.  This is already
  known in Debian (c.f. http://bugs.debian.org/317186).  Setting this
  ticket to confirmed.

  Specifying only part of the package name is currently unsupported.
  There is an RFE ticket in Debian to include support for this:
  http://bugs.debian.org/121132 which is tracked in LP bug 399474

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