Re: How to install wine on debian/amd64/sid?

[Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>]

Dean Hamstead <dean@fragfest.com.au> writes:

> aptitude will do a reasonably good job of downgrading
>
> however, backup ~you and /etc
>
> Dean
>
> Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>> Cavan Mejias <cavanmejias@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> 2009/7/20 Dean Hamstead <dean@fragfest.com.au>:
>>>> If you arent able to fix breaks, you should use 'testing' which is
>>>> currently 'squeeze'
>>>>
>>>> testing is generally solid enough but also bleeding edge enough for
>>>> desktops.
>>>>
>>> Ya, I agree. Exactly why I use testing.
>>>
>>> It must be possible to downgrade from sid to lenny, w/out a reinstall.
>>>
>>>       Cheers.
>>
>> You can pin lenny (or squeeze) to >1000 and apt/aptitude will
>> downgrade. But that is not really supported and a few packages will
>> break and it will be your job to fix them.
>>
>> MfG
>>         Goswin
>>
>>
>
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> http://fragfest.com.au

Aptitude has nothing to do with that. The packages itself don't have
to support it and it is just pure luck that it work 99% of the time.

MfG
        Goswin