Re: apt-get question
On Tuesday 04 November 2003 5:26 pm, JG wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Joe Rhett <jrhett@isite.net> writes:
> > On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 06:26:15PM +1100, Rob Weir wrote:
> > > The general answer is "downgrades are not supported". It is often
> > > possible to just install the previous versions of packages with "dpkg"
> > > (look in /var/cache/apt/archives/ for old .debs), but there are no
> > > guarantees. Installing "apt-listchanges" and "apt-show-bugs" can help
> > > make sure an upgrade is a wise choice before you do it.
> >
> > You've got to be kidding me. Hm, let's base the stability of our system
> > on whether or not someone bothered to report a bug? With no way to go
> > back? Right...
>
> No. We base the stability of our system by using "stable" (and,
> possibly, backports: www.apt-get.org).
But it would be a good idea to add to apt the capability of undo the most
recent changes. And it seems not too difficult to do at all.
Alfredo
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