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what if a package needs to be "recalled"



Just curious, let's say version 15.xxx of a package is released but then
found to be faulty, and upstream isn't releasing a new version soon. Can
the developer somehow recall it? But then peoples' apts won't
automatically catch 14.xxx as the new version if 15.xxx is already
installed. Or he can repackage 14.xxx as "15.xxx.1" but then other
packages depending on > 14 etc. will get the version wrong and the
numbering will be misleading. Yes, users can always install whatever
version they want manually, but I am just curious about damage control
from the point of the developer.


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