downgrading packages

Aaron Gerber <[email protected]> Thu, 04 Mar 2004 20:14:21 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.morphix.general
Message-ID <1078431261.856.11.camel@morph>
Alex, you had suggested that I should downgrade the package, and I just
wanted to let you know I figured it out.  Also I wanted to document how
to do this for anyone else who might not already know.  As I'm sure
anyone who knows "apt" well, already knows this, but I found it very
helpful and hopefully other people will as well.  I put this in my
/etc/apt/preferences.  The 1000 specifies that it will downgrade to the
version and package you specify.

Package: xlibs
Pin: version 4.2.1-12.1
Pin-Priority: 1000

Aaron-



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