Re: [OT] Scripts, packages, etc.

On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 10:51:02PM -0400, Nicholas E. Walker wrote:
> Debian is completely lacking a method for having multiple versions of
> packages installed, making it impossible to test new ground, so to
> speak, without fully commiting one's weight.  Downgrading packages to
> known-stable versions is tedious at best through impossible, when one
> does not have copies of the now 'outdated' (and thus unavailable) 
> packages.

You should be able to get your known-stable version from
http://snapshot.debian.net/ if you use unstable.  You can't have
multiple versions of the same package installed together, but you can
simply switch between the versions with a single command.

Regards, Gerrit.