revert package instructions found do not work
I forgot to hold the non-broken mc version 4.8.17 before upgrading, so want to
revert to the older packages in the cache:
# ll /var/cache/apt/archives/mc*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 510906 May 8 2016 mc_3%3a4.8.17-1_amd64.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512534 Oct 16 19:06 mc_3%3a4.8.18-1_amd64.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1265158 May 8 2016 mc-data_3%3a4.8.17-1_all.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1267428 Oct 16 19:06 mc-data_3%3a4.8.18-1_all.deb
Nothing I try found via searching the web, e.g. "debian revert package"
https://www.google.com/search?q=debian+revert+package+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial
can seem to locate any version of mc except 4.8.18, whether apt-get, aptitude,
apt-cache, etc. What's the secret to finding the right version string, and which
command?
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