Home News 4 Ways to Disable/Lock Certain Package Updates Using Yum Command By January 11, 2016 How do you block, disable, lock version or blacklist certain package for installing or updating in Linux using Yum command? # yum -x packagename OR # yum –exclude packagename Complete Story Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Print Previous articleHow to Compile and Install Linux Kernel v4.4 Source On a Debian / Ubuntu Linux Next articleOracle Brings Real-Time Kernel Patching to Its Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 Get the Free Newsletter! Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends, & analysis Email Address By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Subscribe Must Read Blog Master VLC with These 10+ Expert Tips and Tricks News Xubuntu 24.04 LTS: Best New Features News Slimbook Fedora 2 Is a New Linux Laptop Powered by Fedora 40 News EndeavourOS Gemini Lands with the KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Environment Developer 5 Must-Try AI Tools for Linux Users in 2024