Re: downgrading packages

Good job in figuring it out! I've updated the wiki/FAQ with your solution, I'm
sure it will help out others too. 

Cheers,

Quoting Aaron Gerber <[email protected]>:

> 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


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