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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
