Bug#194430: marked as done (Cannot downgrade from testing version to stable version using dselect and apt preferences)
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Subject: Cannot downgrade from testing version to stable version using dselect and apt preferences
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Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Dear all,
I am trying to downgrade my libux box from testing to stable:
I specified in the apt preferences the following lines
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 1001
and when I try to Install/... with dselect, aftere some download time and
messages I get the following message
dpkg - warning: downgrading debianutils from 2.4.1 to 1.16.
(Reading database ... 13273 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace debianutils 2.4.1 (using .../debianutils_1.16_i386.deb)
...
Unpacking replacement debianutils ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/debianutils_1.16_i386.deb
(--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/bin/readlink', which is also in package coreutils
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/debianutils_1.16_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Some errors occurred while unpacking. I'm going to configure the
packages that were installed. This may result in duplicate errors
or errors caused by missing dependencies. This is OK, only the errors
above this message are important. Please fix them and run [I]nstall again
Press enter to continue.
Can anybody tell me if I am wrong somewhere?
Patrick
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Subject: Re: Bug#194430: Cannot downgrade from testing version to stable
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On Fri, 23 May 2003, Patrick Zanon wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.5.4
>
>
> Dear all,
> I am trying to downgrade my libux box from testing to stable:
> I specified in the apt preferences the following lines
>
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=stable
> Pin-Priority: 1001
>
> and when I try to Install/... with dselect, aftere some download time and
> messages I get the following message
>
>
> dpkg - warning: downgrading debianutils from 2.4.1 to 1.16.
> (Reading database ... 13273 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace debianutils 2.4.1 (using .../debianutils_1.16_i386.deb)
> ...
> Unpacking replacement debianutils ...
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/debianutils_1.16_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/bin/readlink', which is also in package coreutils
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/debianutils_1.16_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> Some errors occurred while unpacking. I'm going to configure the
> packages that were installed. This may result in duplicate errors
> or errors caused by missing dependencies. This is OK, only the errors
> above this message are important. Please fix them and run [I]nstall again
> Press enter to continue.
>
> Can anybody tell me if I am wrong somewhere?
Downgrades are not supported. .debs are not programmed to handle it.
dpkg/apt will, however, attempt it.
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