Re: how to undo an upgrade
Previously Harald Dunkel wrote:
> This is realized by an additional installation state. Packages can
> be 'applied', i.e. installed, and at a later time they can be
> 'committed' to remove the backup of the old files, or they can
> be 'rejected' to put the backup in place.
Intrigueing. It sounds exactly like something Hans Reiser and I
talked about: you can do this as a combination of using dpkg and
filesystem transactions. I'ld love to know how AIX implements
it..
> Is there a chance to get such a feature for dpkg? This is the top
> item on my wishlist for Xmas :-)
Someday maybe, but don't hold your breath.
Wichert
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