Re: Best way to install not-last-version package (on Testing)?
On 4/19/20, Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sb, 18 apr 20, 20:19:43, riveravaldez wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm in the situation of trying to install 'reportbug' and
>> 'virt-manager' (but the question is in general, for any
>> package/situation) in Debian Testing and both have dependencies with
>> serious bugs which make the installation potentially problematic...
>>
>> In a case like this, which would be the best solution?
>
> It depends :)
>
> Is the bug relevant for you? Are there known (suitable) workarounds?
> What benefits does the newer package bring? Is the older package even
> compatible with your other packages (keyword: versioned depends)?
>
>> I thought on installing some near-previous version of both packages,
>> but, where can I find those? Is there a Debian Archive of some kind
>> for cases like this?
>
> As already mentioned, there is snapshot.debian.org, though the older
> package is not necessarily better, e.g. the bugs might be present in the
> older version as well (the version information in the BTS is not
> necessarily accurate), or the newer package might have fixed other, more
> important (for you) bugs.
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei
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Thanks A LOT for this really instructive answers, Andrei.
In fact, at last, "Is the bug relevant for you?" was the pertinent
case. (The bugs resulted, after some research, no relevant for my
actual use.)
In the line of the mail-subject:
$ sudo gdebi package_name.deb
$ sudo apt install package_name.deb
Which would be the more appropriate/recommended way/method to install
a .deb file already downloaded?
Thanks again.
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