Re: downgrading a single package

["Mathieu Malaterre" <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com>]

nevermind:

Downgrading from a later release of a package to an earlier one is not
officially supported in
Debian. However, you may find that you have to downgrade a specific
package in order to
re-install a version of a package that works when a new version
malfunctions. You may find
these previous package files locally in /var/cache/apt/archives/ or
remotely at http:
//snapshot.debian.net/. See also 'Rescue using dpkg' on page 12.

ref:
qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/quick-reference/quick-reference.en.pdf

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Mathieu Malaterre
<mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
>  I was experiencing with an unstable package, now I'd like to
> downgrade this package... I have been searching for hours I cannot
> find what I need to do:
>
> I simply tried:
>
>  sudo apt-get install -t unstable nfs-common
>
> now what is the opposite command ?
>
> Here is what I have:
>
> $ cat /etc/apt/preferences
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=etch
> Pin-Priority: 1001
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=etch-backports
> Pin-Priority: 1001
> Package: *
> Pin: origin ftp.debian-unofficial.org
> Pin-Priority: 550
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=testing
> Pin-Priority: 50
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=unstable
> Pin-Priority: 40
>
> $ apt-cache policy nfs-common
> nfs-common:
>  Installed: 1:1.1.3-2
>  Candidate: 1:1.1.3-2
>  Version table:
>  *** 1:1.1.3-2 0
>         40 http://ftp.fr.debian.org unstable/main Packages
>        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>     1:1.1.2-6lenny1 0
>         50 http://ftp.fr.debian.org testing/main Packages
>     1:1.0.10-6+etch.1 0
>        500 http://debian.theralys.com etch/main Packages
>
> $ sudo apt-get install nfs-common=1.1.2-6
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> E: Version '1.1.2-6' for 'nfs-common' was not found
>
>
> How do I downgrade to 1.1.2 ?
>
> Thank you !
> --
> Mathieu
>



-- 
Mathieu