[clug] Debian apt question
Rob Shugg
rshugg at kinetitech.com.au
Mon May 5 09:12:47 EST 2003
Hmmm,
It aint broke now, so maybe i wont try and fix it,... so to speak,
waiting for testing to cacth up is looking good for now..
rob
Sam Couter wrote:
>Matthew Hawkins <matt at mh.dropbear.id.au> wrote:
>
>
>>Downgrading debian releases is not simple, but it is straightforward,
>>documented, and works.
>>
>>
>
>Just note that while Debian's Policy manual requires that packages are
>upgradable from any version since the last stable release (or second
>last? I can't remember), there is no requirement that packages be
>downgradable. Some few maintainer scripts will break things badly when
>packages are downgraded.
>
>Keep backups.
>
>
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