Re: dpkg 1.0.5-0 question
Gerry Jensen writes ("Re: dpkg 1.0.5-0 question"):
> > W. Hu writes ("dpkg 1.0.5-0 question"):
> > ...
> > > Will not downgrade wu-ftpd from version 2.4-13 to 2.4-17, skipping.
> > > Will not downgrade rxvt from version 2.10-1 to 2.10-2, skipping.
>
> I would think that if you purged your old wu-ftd and rxvt packages
> (dpkg --purge <package-name>), you could probably then re-install stable
> versions of these packages. If you've changed any configuration files,
> back them up first as they will be deleted by purge.
This is not likely to have any desirable effect in this case.
Just using dpkg by hand to install wu-ftpd and rxvt will DTRT, though
my earlier advice about going back to the development dpkg applies.
1.0.13 is looking good so far ...
Ian.
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