puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apt — pull request #259 by daenney (2014-03-05 09:15:13+00:00)
Title: apt::hold: Add a mechanism to hold a package.

I am aware this can be done with `dpkg --set-selections`, `apt-mark` or `ensure => 'held'` on a package resource. The changes to the README include the full rationale for wanting another mechanism.