Re: Can I "downgrade" from unstable to woody?
On 9 Jun 2002, Dale Hair wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-06-08 at 10:19, I wrote:
> >
> > I needed to upgrade from potato, having need of a more recent lib. So I
> > replaced 'stable' with 'unstable' in sources.list and upgraded. I really
> > don't need to be on the bleeding edge (although I've had no difficulty
> > with anything so far) and so I'd like to back down to woody. Can I safely
> > replace 'unstable' with 'woody' or am I stuck in this sort of post-woody
> > situation?
>
> Create the file /etc/apt/preferences.
[...]
Thanks - that worked, but for a dependency problem with groff which was
solved (as apt-get advised) by apt-get -f install.
Can I now safely remove the preferences file and put 'stable' in my
sources.list in anticipation of woody's becoming stable?
Patrick
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Patrick Wiseman
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