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Re: downgrading a single package



On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 4:24 AM, T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:33:45 -0200, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote:
>
>>> I was experiencing with an unstable package, now I'd like to
>>> downgrade this package...
>
>>> $ 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 ?
>>>
>> Try apt-get install nfs-common=1.1.2-6lenny1, that's the correct version
>> (not only 1.1.2-6).
>
> Not enough -- also need the '1:' part (i.e., 1:1.1.2-6lenny1):
>
>  % apt-cache policy nfs-common
>  nfs-common:
>    Installed: (none)
>    Candidate: 1:1.1.2-6lenny1
>    Version table:
>       1:1.1.3-2 0
>           50 http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca unstable/main Packages
>       1:1.1.2-6lenny1 0
>          300 http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca lenny/main Packages
>
>  % apt-get install nfs-common=1.1.2-6lenny1
>  Reading package lists... Done
>  Building dependency tree
>  Reading state information... Done
>  E: Version '1.1.2-6lenny1' for 'nfs-common' was not found
>
> See, won't work. But...
>
>  % apt-get install nfs-common=1:1.1.3-2
>  Reading package lists... Done
>  Building dependency tree
>  Reading state information... Done
>  The following extra packages will be installed:
>    libevent1 libgssglue1 libnfsidmap2 librpcsecgss3 nfs-common portmap
>  The following NEW packages will be installed:
>    libevent1 libgssglue1 libnfsidmap2 librpcsecgss3 nfs-common portmap
>
> Adding the '1:' part allows me to install from unstable even the candidate
> is from lenny, without any pinning!

Thanks everyone !


-- 
Mathieu


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