Downgrade installed software to the versions available remotely?
A few months ago, I tried to use the GNU PPA,[1] but found that it broke my packages, so I removed it. Just today, I found that I actually have software updated from that repository still causing breakage. In this case, it's libidn11; the newer version being installed is stopping me from installing the development header files, which I need to compile something. Other than uninstalling and then reinstalling, because a lot of packages depend on this one, is there a way I can get this package (or better, all packages) to downgrade to whatever the highest version currently available remotely is?
[1] https://launchpad.net/~dns/+archive/gnu?field.series_filter=
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 03:01:04PM +0100, name at domain wrote:
> A few months ago, I tried to use the GNU PPA,[1] but found that it
I don't trust PPAs.
> broke my packages, so I removed it.
You didn't use ppa-purge, which is commonly used in ubuntu, don't know about trisquel.
> Just today, I found that I
> actually have software updated from that repository still causing
> breakage.
apt will never downgrade a package, it doesn't have that feature!
SNIP
> files, which I need to compile something. Other than uninstalling
> and then reinstalling, because a lot of packages depend on this one,
> is there a way I can get this package (or better, all packages) to
> downgrade to whatever the highest version currently available
> remotely is?
IF, ppa-purge is available - you could re-add the PPA then remove it using ppa-purge, to get back all packages to the default repos version.
IF NOT, then no.
Good luck.
I don't trust PPAs normally, but this one was linked to by the GNU Project website.[1]
ZykoticK9 said:
> IF, ppa-purge is available - you could re-add the PPA then remove it using ppa-purge, to get back all packages to the default repos version.
Thanks! That's just what I needed. Worked like a charm.
From the Synaptic Package Manager you can easily force the version of a given package (Ctrl+E or from the menu after selecting it).